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Araish - i - Mahfil tells of a wealthy merchant's daughter who says she will marry the man who can answer her seven questions or riddles , such as : “ Why was a certain man heard to say , ' I have seen it once and desire to do so again ...
Araish - i - Mahfil tells of a wealthy merchant's daughter who says she will marry the man who can answer her seven questions or riddles , such as : “ Why was a certain man heard to say , ' I have seen it once and desire to do so again ...
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On the question that Muslims were more interested in things outside India than inside , he referred in an earlier essay written during the Khilafat movement to a speech made at that time by Shaukat Ali , a Muslim leader , in Karachi .
On the question that Muslims were more interested in things outside India than inside , he referred in an earlier essay written during the Khilafat movement to a speech made at that time by Shaukat Ali , a Muslim leader , in Karachi .
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Instead of themes such as “ In order to get rid of the British we must be strong and brave , ” or “ The landlord should be self - denying in order that the peasant may get a decent living , ” Premchand's new questions are such as ...
Instead of themes such as “ In order to get rid of the British we must be strong and brave , ” or “ The landlord should be self - denying in order that the peasant may get a decent living , ” Premchand's new questions are such as ...
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Contents
One Lamhi and the Eastern Districts | 3 |
Two The National Watchman | 21 |
Three The Perimeters of Premchands Work | 36 |
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| Title | Munshi Premchand of Lamhi Village Comparative Studies in Southern Asia Series Issue 3 of Publication (Duke University. Commonwealth-Studies Center) Issue 3 of Publication series of the Program in Comparative Studies on Southern Asia Issue 3 of Publication series, Duke University Program in Comparative Studies on Southern Asia |
| Author | Robert O. Swan |
| Publisher | Duke University Press, 1969 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Dec 2006 |
| ISBN | 0822302063, 9780822302063 |
| Length | 149 pages |
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