Sewasadan

Munshi Premchand’s real name was Dhanpat Rai. He was born on 31 July 1880 in lamhi village in Banaras. He was born into a middle class family which made him keenly observe the poverty and disadvantages of the Middle class society. He dedicated his whole life to Hindi literature. He was honoured with the titles of a short-story writer, a novelist and a social reformer. He died on 8 October, 1936. The novel ‘sevasadan’ Is a very popular novel by Premchand. In this novel, Premchand has highlighted the women and their struggles fighting heroine Suman by Dowry practices, unmatched marriages, prostitution and social evils like prostitution. This struggle of Suman finally proves to be a motivation for women and society, dedicated to the service, which gives the novel The status of greatness.