Munshi Premchand

Gaban (Embezzlement)

गबन

Gaban (गबन) by Premchand is a powerful novel about Ramanath, a clerk who embezzles money to satisfy his wife Jalpa's desire for jewelry, leading to tragic consequences.

Kafan (The Shroud)

Kafan (The Shroud) by Munshi Premchand is a devastating masterpiece following Ghisu and Madhav, an impoverished Dalit father and son whose brutalized existence leads them to spend the funeral shroud money of Madhav's deceased wife on liquor and fried delicacies.

Grih Neeti (Domestic Policy)

Grih Neeti (Domestic Policy) by Munshi Premchand is a brilliant, progressive domestic satire examining the clash between feudal mother-in-law expectations and modern marital equality. A diplomat husband bridges the generational divide through ingenious psychological tact.

Doodh Ka Daam (The Price of Milk)

Doodh Ka Daam (दूध का दाम) by Munshi Premchand is a devastating indictment of caste untouchability, social hypocrisy, and the exploitation of Dalit labour. Bhungi, a Dalit wet nurse, saves the life of the village landlord's infant son with her own breast milk; yet after her death, her orphaned son Mangal is reduced to surviving on discarded scraps of food.

Nasha (Intoxication)

Nasha (नशा) by Munshi Premchand is a biting satirical masterpiece dissecting class privilege, theoretical radicalism, and the corrupting psychology of feudal power. An impoverished student fiercely opposed to landlords visits his wealthy aristocratic friend's estate, only to succumb completely to the seductive intoxication of arrogance and privilege.

Eidgah

Eidgah by Munshi Premchand is an immortal, tender story of four-year-old orphan Hamid who travels to the Eid fair with three copper coins and selflessly buys a pair of iron tongs (chimta) for his grandmother instead of toys and sweets.