<div>Iconic Hindi writer Munshi Premchand has been hounoured with a Google doodle on his 136th birth anniversary.<br /><br />The doodle is inspired from Premchand's last and most popular novel, 'Godaan', which he penned in 1936. It shows the 'Upanyas Samrat' bringing his signature working-class characters to life.<br /><br />"Today's homepage celebrates a man who filled many pages (of a different kind) with words that would forever change India's literary landscape," said the search engine.<br /><br />Born as Dhanpat Rai in a small village near Varanasi in 1880, the renowned author produced more than a dozen novels, 250 short stories, and a number of essays, many under the pen name Premchand.<br /><br />While he began writing under the pen name of Nawab Rai, he subsequently switched to Premchand.<br /><br />The illustration by Google is a "tribute to the multitude of important stories he told."<br />Premchand's works were believed to be a reflection of the reality in society and represented, even though as fictional stories, the problems of the poor and the urban middle-class.<br /><br />He had a rationalist approach towards religion, and used his storytelling to create awareness among the public about national and social issues.<br /><br />"Although much of it was fiction, Premchand's writing often incorporated realistic settings and events, a style he pioneered within Hindi literature," Google said.<br /><br />The writer's later works are believed to have been largely influenced by Mahatma, brought to light some of the most prominent problems faced by the country at the time.<br /><br />According to the search engine, "It wasn't until later in life that Premchand really focused on his writing. He was a teacher for many years until he joined the non-cooperation movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in the 1920s."<br /><br />Topics like corruption, child widowhood, prostitution, feudal system, poverty, colonialism and India's struggle for freedom were recurrent in his writings.<br /><br />Among his most popular works are Premashram(1922), Nirmala (1925), (Karmabhumi, 1931), Rangabhumi (1924) and Kafan which he penned the same year as Godaan.</div>
<div>Iconic Hindi writer Munshi Premchand has been hounoured with a Google doodle on his 136th birth anniversary.<br /><br />The doodle is inspired from Premchand's last and most popular novel, 'Godaan', which he penned in 1936. It shows the 'Upanyas Samrat' bringing his signature working-class characters to life.<br /><br />"Today's homepage celebrates a man who filled many pages (of a different kind) with words that would forever change India's literary landscape," said the search engine.<br /><br />Born as Dhanpat Rai in a small village near Varanasi in 1880, the renowned author produced more than a dozen novels, 250 short stories, and a number of essays, many under the pen name Premchand.<br /><br />While he began writing under the pen name of Nawab Rai, he subsequently switched to Premchand.<br /><br />The illustration by Google is a "tribute to the multitude of important stories he told."<br />Premchand's works were believed to be a reflection of the reality in society and represented, even though as fictional stories, the problems of the poor and the urban middle-class.<br /><br />He had a rationalist approach towards religion, and used his storytelling to create awareness among the public about national and social issues.<br /><br />"Although much of it was fiction, Premchand's writing often incorporated realistic settings and events, a style he pioneered within Hindi literature," Google said.<br /><br />The writer's later works are believed to have been largely influenced by Mahatma, brought to light some of the most prominent problems faced by the country at the time.<br /><br />According to the search engine, "It wasn't until later in life that Premchand really focused on his writing. He was a teacher for many years until he joined the non-cooperation movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in the 1920s."<br /><br />Topics like corruption, child widowhood, prostitution, feudal system, poverty, colonialism and India's struggle for freedom were recurrent in his writings.<br /><br />Among his most popular works are Premashram(1922), Nirmala (1925), (Karmabhumi, 1931), Rangabhumi (1924) and Kafan which he penned the same year as Godaan.</div>