Keyword : Premchand

Premchand redux: Girl killed over water

Oppression of the common man at the hands of the high and mighty was a central theme in many of the thought-provoking stories written by literary legend, Premchand. One such story was ‘Thakur

All’s not well as wells end

Of the many thought-provoking stories by literary legend Premchand, there is one about a landlord’s arrogance and water scarcity. It is titled ‘Thakur ka Kuan’ (the landlord&rsquo

Fifty reasons to read ‘The Greatest Indian Stories Ever Told’

The Greatest Indian Stories Ever Told Edited by Arunava Sinha Aleph, 528 pages, Rs 999 What is it about the short-story form that makes it so

Visionary Talk: Amitabh Gupta, Pune Police Commissioner with Kailashnath Adhikari, MD, Governance Now


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