Munshi Premchand

Forced to quit school after grade 6, she was forcefully married off to a small-time decorator, who was 14 years older to her at the young age of 12.

Munshi Premchand is one of the most celebrated figures of the Indian subcontinent, and regarded as one of the foremost Hindustani writers of the 20th century. He was also a loving and caring family man, as seen in this deeply personal narrative by his younger brother’s grandson.

An NRI with a passion for poetry, Manish Gupta made it his business to let everyone know how amazing Hindi poetry actually is. Actors like Piyush Mishra, Swara Bhaskar, Manoj Bajpayee and Naseeruddin Shah frequently read their favourite Hindi poems on his increasingly popular Youtube channel, Hindi Kavita.

The year was 2005. It was just another class on Munshi Premchand that Dr. Yadav was teaching. Except it wasn’t. The students’ enthusiasm to preserve Premchand’s heritage was so overwhelming that Dr. Yadav ended up making a trip to UP. To meet the Chief Minister. Here’s what happened.