Munshi Premchand
Overview
 
Munshi Premchand (July 31, 1880 – October 8, 1936) was a famous writer of modern Hindi-Urdu literature. He is generally recognized in India as the foremost Hindi-Urdu writer of the early twentieth century. A novel writer, story writer and a dramatist, he is known as "Upanyas Samrat" ("Emperor of Novels") among the Hindi writers.
Premchand was born on July 31, 1880 in village Lamhi
Lamhi
Lamhi is a village near the holy city of Varanasi in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The renowned Hindu and Urdu writer Munshi Premchand was born in this village in 1880....

 near Varanasi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...

 in a Kayastha
Kayastha
Kayastha or Kayasth or Kayeth is a caste or community of Hindus originating in India. Kayastha means "scribe" in Sanskrit, and has traditionally denoted members of the writer caste....

 family to Munshi Ajaib Lal, a postal clerk, and his wife Anandi.
Quotations

A proud person is the most skeptical.

Beauty doesn't need ornaments. Softness can't bear the weight of ornaments.

Like timidity, courage too, is contagious.

To be successful in life what you need is education, not literacy and degrees.

Trust is the first step to love.

Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It's natural.

 
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