Tell me something about Munshi Prem chand
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During the mid-1910s, Premchand became a famous Urdu writer and by 1914 he became a Hindi writer. In 1916 he took up a job of Assistant Master in the Normal High School, Gorakhpur. 'Seva Sadan' is his first major Hindi novel which was published in 1919.
During the non-cooperation movement, he resigned from the post of Deputy Inspector of Schools. He moved to Benares and started working on his literary career. In 1923, he established a publishing house 'Saraswati Press'. In 1930, he came up with a political-weekly called 'Hans'. In 1931, he took a job of teacher in a Marwari College in Kanpur. In the same year he left the job and came back to Benares and worked as an editor of the 'Maryada' magazine and as a headmaster the Kashi Vidyapeeth. In 1931, he moved to Mumbai and worked as a script writer for Ajanta Cinetone, a production house. The script for film Majboor was written by him. His last works were Kafan and Godaan.
Novels
Devasthan Rahasya (Urdu title:Asrar-e-Ma'abid)
Prema (Urdu title: Hamkhurma-o-Ham Sawab)
Kishna
Roothi Rani
Soz-e-Watan (Urdu)
Vardaan (Urdu title: Jalwa-e-Isar)
Seva Sadan (Urdu title: Bazaar-e-Husn)
Premashram (Urdu title: Gosha-e-Afiyat)
Rangbhoomi (Urdu title: Chaugan-e-Hasti)
Nirmala (Urdu title: Nirmala)
Kaayakalp (Urdu title: Parda-i-Majaz)
Pratigya (Urdu title: Bewa)
Gaban (Urdu title: Ghaban)
Karmabhoomi (Urdu title:Maidan-e-Amal)
Godaan
Mangalsootra (incomplete)
Short Stories
Adeeb Ki Izat
Duniya ka Sabse Anmol Ratan
Bade Bhai Sahab
Beti ka Dhan
Saut
Sajjanata ka dand
Panch Parameshvar
Ishwariya Nyaya
Pariksha
Ghasvali
Nashaa
Lottery, to name a few.
Some of His other Works include: Film script
Mazdoor (1934)
Plays
Karbala
Prem Ki Vedi
Sangram
Roohani Shadi
Tajurba
Biographies
Durgadas
Mahatma Sheikhsadi (biography of Saadi)
Essays
Qalam Tyag aur Talwar
Kuchh Vichar (two parts)
Children's Books
Jangal ki Kahaniyan
Manmodak
Kutte ki Kahani
Ram Charcha