Tag: novels, society and history

Ekach Pyala is a Marathi language Drama, written by $Ram$   $Ganesh$  $Gadkari$ explains the effects of Alcohol drinking problem in society.

• Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay was a prominent Bengali novelist and short story writer of the early 20th century. He was born on 15th September 1876 in Devanandapur in Hooghly. He later moved to Burma.
  
• Most of his stories deal with lifestyle, struggles of village people and contemporary social practices that prevailed.
  

The Mayor of Casterbridge, also known as "The Life and Death of a Man of Character" is a novel written by British author Thomas Hardy. It is set in the fictional town of Casterbridge. It is about Michael Henchard, a successful grain merchant, who becomes the mayor of the farming town of Casterbridge. He is an independent-minded man who follows his own style in conducting business. 

Jungle book was written by Rudyard Kipling. Stories were first published in the magazine from 1893-94.  In 1907, at the age of 42, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, making him the first English-language writer to receive the prize and its youngest recipient to date.

Munshi Premchand, an Indian writer, was born in the year 1880 in the Lamhi village near Varanasi. He is the famous writer of the early 20th century. 

The birth name of Premchand was Dhanpat Rai Srivastav and the pen name was Nawab Rai. His first name Munshi is an honorary prefix given by lovers in the society because of his quality and effective writings. As a Hindi writer, he wrote approximately 12 novels, 250 short stories, numerous essays, and translations. Some of his novels include Asrar-e-Ma’abid, Devasthan Rahasya, Prema, Hamkhurma-o-Ham Sawab, etc.

Tarabai shinde was born in Buldhana. She wrote many books and was the first author known for feminist writing. Her work, "stri" is a comparison between men and women and is considered as one of the country's modern feminist.

 Bhudeb Mukhopadhyay’s (1827-94) Anguriya Binimoy (1857) was the first historical novel written in Bengal. Its hero Shivaji engages in many battles against a clever and treacherous Aurangzeb. Man Singh persuades Shivaji  to make peace with Aurangzeb. Realising that Aurangzeb intended to confine him as a house prisoner, Shivaji escapes and returns to battle. What gives him courage and tenacity is his belief that he is a nationalist fighting for the freedom of Hindus. 

The novel 'Saraswativijayam' strongly attacked caste oppression by showing how a young man from an 'untouchable' caste converts to Christianity, acquires a modern education and becomes a judge. It showed the importance of education for the upliftment of the lower castes.