Premchand's novella "Nirmala", first published in 1928, is reformist in agenda, taking as its theme a young adolescent yoked to an elderly husband. Nirmala's tragedy is a social one, dictated by the i
Consisting of twelve fully illustrated short stories, The Oxford India Illustrated Premchand looks at the village and the small town in India - focal points offering Premchand a fascinating stage for
