Munshi Premchand is also known as Novel Emperor. Today is his death anniversary, 8th October. He died at the age of 56 and his mother also died in his childhood. A few years later, his father also passed away. His dream of education began to seem unfulfilled. Passed matriculation with great difficulty and then became a school master. Loved books so worked at a book shop. Studies continued and so did home.
She also got married in childhood. Married a child widow for the second time. New stories, novels and plays kept coming out of his pen at every stage of life. In his 30 years of literary and social journey, he wrote more than 300 stories, 15 novels, many plays, children's literature and translations. Munshi Premchand, who started writing from Urdu, became a famous Hindi writer. Bengali litterateur Sharat Chand wrote a poem to name him the novel Samrat. Let us know 5 stories related to Munshi Premchand.
I am the king in my own house
Munshi Premchand was sitting at the door of his house reading the newspaper. Then he was in government service on the post of Deputy Inspector of Schools. The motor vehicle of the Inspector of Schools passed from there. In those days, a motor vehicle meant that a British officer would be passing by. People used to stand in respect. The ego of the officer sitting in the motor was satisfied. But here the opposite happened. Inspector of School passed in front of the house, Munshi Premchand kept sitting on a chair at the door, but did not get up.
His boss got angry at this. He sent for the orderly. Asked the question that the boss was passing and you did not even get up from the chair. Did not salute. You are egoistic. Premchand replied – Today I am on leave and am at my home. I am not in office or school. I am the king in my own house. This frankness is clearly visible in his works.
The door of the house did not open
His wife Shivrani Devi writes in a book titled Prem Chand: Ghar Mein. Once he had gone to Bedar Saheb's place in Prayag to get some books related to Madhuri approved. There he himself drank alcohol and also gave it to Munshi Premchand. Came home late. The children opened the door but gossiped about their mother's behavior. Then she pretended to be asleep and remained lying in bed. When Premchand complained in the morning, he told that he had come drunk and hence did not open the door. If he comes back drunk again, I won't open it again. Premchand promised that he would never drink alcohol but one day he got drunk again. The door did not open. The next morning he swore he would never touch alcohol again. His commitment towards his family is inspiring.
So should the writer sit down in fear?
In the writings of Munshi Premchand, the truth of the society came only through the common man. It was probably he who started writing on Dalit discourse. He married a child widow for the second time. From farming to fields and barns, society was at his center. It is natural that people were angry also. When his fans asked why he writes like this, the one who doesn't see it starts getting angry.
The answer given by Premchand is incomparable. He said – Both the common man and the government consider the writer as their slave. After all, that too is something. What kind of a writer is he if he writes according to everyone's wish? The writer also has his own existence. The government talks about putting him in jail. What should a writer do if the public threatens him? Never sit in fear. He will keep writing.
Had left job on Gandhi's call
He loved his India very much. He hated the British, but worked due to family compulsions. After passing matriculation, he became a teacher in school. Studies continued. After completing BA, he got the job of school inspector. This lasted for a few days until Mahatma Gandhi started the non-cooperation movement and appealed to the common people to leave government jobs.
Without wasting any time, Premchand left his job as a school inspector and took up writing completely and earned his livelihood from it. I loved books so much that I went to work at a book shop for a few days because I could read books there. His character was full of self-respect.
The story of Premchand becoming Munshi Premchand
The story of Premchand becoming Munshi Premchand is also very interesting. When Hans magazine started, it had two editors. Kanhaiya Lal Munshi and Premchand. KM Munshi was older and his name was known first and Premchand's name was known as the editor later. Gradually this pair became famous by the name of Munshi Premchand and later KM Munshi's Munshi became permanently attached to their name.
He was named Novel Samrat by Bengali litterateur Sharat Chand. He writes that by becoming an example for the ages, by becoming a torch to show the lessons, Hindi literature has been blessed by having you, O novel emperor.
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