Book Mine Series: Mahabharata for Young Readers

‘His is a voice that comes from where the action is...’

Dhanpat Rai, better known as Munshi Premchand, was an ordinary man living an ordinary
life in extraordinary times. His intimate experience of lives of the common people affords him insights that create in his vivid stories a vast and vibrant social world, making him one of the most important chroniclers of the twentieth century. His incisive vision homes in straight to the extraordinary heart of his ordinary characters as they go about their everyday lives of struggle, proving an inspirational force to generations of readers. From a game of gulli-danda to the classic tale of an imaginative young boy’s love for his grandmother that transforms a pair of household tongs into a battle hero, Premchand’s compelling stories continue to hold readers spellbound.

His grand-daughter Sara Rai brings a personal perspective to bear on the life of this unassuming genius with family recollections and lovingly done translations. Premchand’s great-grand-daughter Lara Chandni pays tribute to her illustrious ancestor with a cover and poster illustration created especially for this collector’s edition.