<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> Amrit Rai </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Signature </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Dhanpat Rai Shrivastava (31 July 1880--8 October 1936), better known by his pen name Munshi Premchand (pronounced (mʊnʃiː preːm t͡ʃənd̪) (listen)), was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindi - Urdu literature . He is one of the most celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent, and is regarded as one of the foremost Hindi writers of the early twentieth century . He began writing under the pen name "Nawab Rai", but subsequently switched to "Premchand", Munshi being an honorary prefix . A novel writer, story writer and dramatist, he has been referred to as the "Upanyas Samrat" ("Emperor among Novelists") by writers . His works include more than a dozen novels, around 250 short stories, several essays and translations of a number of foreign literary works into Hindi . </P> <P> Munshi Premchand was born on 31 July 1880 in Lamhi, a village located near Varanasi (Benares) and was named Dhanpat Rai ("master of wealth"). His ancestors came from a large Kayastha family, which owned eight to nine bighas of land . His grandfather, Guru Sahai Rai was a patwari (village land record - keeper), and his father Ajaib Rai was a post office clerk . His mother was Anandi Devi of Karauni village, who probably was also his inspiration for the character Anandi in his Bade Ghar Ki Beta . Dhanpat Rai was the fourth child of Ajaib Lal and Anandi; the first two were girls who died as infants, and the third one was a girl named Suggi . His uncle, Mahabir, a rich landowner, nicknamed him "Nawab" ("Prince"). "Nawab Rai" was the first pen name chosen by Dhanpat Rai . </P>

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