Minister of Tourism and Culture, Smt. Ambika Soni has said that Munshi Premchand gave an identity to Indian literature on the World literary scenario. She was addressing the valedictory session of the two-day 125th anniversary celebrations of Munshi Premchand which concluded at Aiwain-e-Ghalib, here, today.
Smt. Soni said Munshi Premchand’s significance lies in the fact that through his writings he portrayed various facets of Indian social life. He strived to infuse mutual brotherhood and equality in the Indian social fabric so that India could transform itself into a society which has no place for evils like untouchability, dowry, inequalities of caste system etc. Even today his writings are relevant and are capable of guiding us towards solving a number of our social problems.
Smt. Soni said Munshi Premchand’s emergence on the Indian literacy scene was at a time which was one of the most volatile periods of not only Indian history but the history of the World. While India was fighting for its Independence and was at the same time struggling against a number of social evils to transform itself into a modern progressive society under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi, for the World as a whole, it was a period of turmoil between the first and the second World war. Munshi Premchand, through his versatility wrote on almost every important aspect of the contemporary life, Smt. Soni added.
A number of eminent writers, academicians and journalists were present on the occasion.
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