मनोरमा

by Munshi Premchand

‘Manorama’ is a social novel written by premchand. Through queen manorama, premchand has tried to weave the agony of women in the form of novel. Be that the marriage of chakradhar or the agony in the mind of nirmala due to separation, all the incidents mentioned in this novel are the contributions of the social set-up of that era. In this novel, premchand has portrayed his era and society in a realistic and unique way. During the period of two devastating world wars, many types of change occurred in the human culture if the world. India was also affected by this change. Simultaneously, Indian mass culture contributed a lot to the stream of the magnanimous human culture of the entire world. This novel is the evidence of that very contribution.

165 pages, Kindle Edition

About the author

Munshi Premchand (Hindi: मुंशी प्रेमचंद) was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindustani literature. He is one of the most celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent,and is regarded as one of the foremost Hindustani writers of the early twentieth century.

Born Dhanpat Rai, he began writing under the pen name "Nawab Rai", but subsequently switched to "Premchand", while he is also known as "Munshi 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 some Hindi 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.

Premchand is considered the first Hindi author whose writings prominently featured realism. His novels describe the problems of the poor and the urban middle-class. His works depict a rationalistic outlook, which views religious values as something that allows the powerful hypocrites to exploit the weak. He used literature for the purpose of arousing public awareness about national and social issues and often wrote about topics related to corruption, child widowhood, prostitution, feudal system, poverty, colonialism and on the India's freedom movement.

Several of his early works, such as A Little Trick and A Moral Victory, satirised the Indians who cooperated with the British colonial government.

In the 1920s, he was influenced by Mahatma Gandhi's non-cooperation movement and the accompanying struggle for social reform. During this period, his works dealt with the social issues such as poverty, zamindari exploitation (Premashram, 1922), dowry system (Nirmala, 1925), educational reform and political oppression (Karmabhumi, 1931).

In his last days, he focused on village life as a stage for complex drama, as seen in his most famous work Godan as well as the short-story collection Kafan (1936).Premchand believed that social realism was the way for Hindi literature, as opposed to the "feminine quality", tenderness and emotion of the contemporary Bengali literature.

Reviews

[Manash31 · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I start reading Munshi premchand I always start to think he tells the society ecology during the period when British is about to leave India. But then as and when you start walking through the chapters you realize that though he brings you in pre Indian independence era but the characteristics of all the characters were still like current time. He wrote in a way where you obliged to think deep. This drama is this novel unfolds as an when you float in this novel.
This novel he starts with very simple but then he walk you through the roller coaster ride with charecters.
One will never forget the ride this novel let you.
Overall great book to read.

[Saranga · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is an adaptation of Premchand's original novel Kayakalp, and explores the transformations a person undertakes in his journey of life. The characters change as their situations in life change and sometimes make a complete drastic transformation. The novel accurately depicts the social-economic conditions as well as the condition of women in the pre independent India.

[Jogesh Sharma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story

I like stories written by Munshi Premchand. This novel titled "Manorama" is illustrates all the twists and turns that one faces in one's life. I like the way in which Munshi Premchand writes in detail about Rani Manorama's kind hearted was and helpful nature, Chakradhar's stand for truth, Shankhdhar's devotion.

[Salman · Rating 4 out of 5]

★★★★☆ 4.5/5

युवकों के प्रेम में द्विग्नता होती है, वृद्धों का प्रेम हृदय-वदारक होता है। युवक जिससे प्रेम करता है, उससे प्रेम की आशा भी रखता है । अगर उसे प्रेम के बदले प्रेम न मिले, तो वह प्रेम को हृदय से निकालकर फेंक देगा । वृद्धजनों की भी क्या यही आशा होती है ? वे प्रेम करते हैं और जानते हैं क इसके बदले में उन्हें कुछ न मिलेगा। या मिलेगी तो दया।

Manorama beautifully blends the personal with the political. The way Premchand weaves in the social and political disturbances of the time feels effortless, yet so powerful. It never feels preachy—it just feels real.

And the emotional depth? Incredible. He has such a delicate touch when it comes to writing about human emotions, and that really shines here. The characters don’t feel like characters—they feel like people you’ve known in another life. Especially the women—Premchand always writes his female characters with such grace, intelligence, and empathy.

This book quietly moved me. No unnecessary drama, no artificial twists. Just real life, real struggles, and a kind of writing that respects your heart and your mind equally.

[Karan Jha · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome book

[Mahesh Agrawal · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very Good

मुंशी प्रेम चंद के सभी उपन्याश बहुत अच्छे है। 5 स्टार इसलिए दिये की इससे ऊपर स्टार आपके पास हैं ही नहीं।

[Yash Mehta · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good

[Riya Mandloi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice story