Awards and achievements of munshi premchand biography
PremchandIndian writer of Hindustani languageFor other uses, see Premchand (disambiguation). MunshiPremchandBornDhanpat Rai Srivastava(1880-07-31)31 July 1880Lamhi, Benares State, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)Died8 October 1936(1936-10-08) (aged160;56)Benares, Benares State, British India (present-day Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India)Pen namePremchand, Nawab RaiOccupationNovelist, short story writerLanguageHindi, UrduNationalityIndianYears160;active19201936Notable worksGodaan, Bazaar-e-Husn, Karmabhoomi, Shatranj ke Khiladi, Gaban, Mansarovar, IdgahSpouseFirst wife (m.