by Premchand
Payal Agarwal teaches English at Delhi University. Her primary areas of research interest include translation studies, film studies, Dalit literature and Renaissance literature.
Payal Nagpal is assistant professor in the Department of English at Janki Devi Memorial College, Delhi University. Her areas of interest are literary theory and modern drama.
Preeti G. Dewan teaches English at Deshbandhu College, Delhi University.
Rajendra Parihar teaches English at Ramjas College, Delhi University. His interests are Indian writing, black narratives, translation, sports and popular culture.
Ranjeeta Dutta has completed an MPhil in English from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Rashmi C.P. is a PhD student in the Department of English at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Her areas of interest are English studies and urban studies.
Richa Bajaj works in a college in Delhi University.
Saba Mahmood Bashir is assistant professor of English at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Her publications include I Swallowed the Moon: The Poetry of Gulzar (2013).
Sabiha A. Zaidi is director at the Premchand Archives and Literary Centre at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. She is currently engaged in collecting and preserving the literary effects of Indian writers and disseminating them among scholars and researchers.
Sanjay Mukherjee is professor in the Department of English and CLS at Saurashtra University, Rajkot. His interest lies in cultural studies, poetry and translation.
Sarah Mariam is a PhD student of English at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. She is working on the plays of Habib Tanvir.
Sarfaraz Nawaz hails from Anjanshaheed in Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. He is associate professor in the Department of English at Shibli National College, Azamgarh. He has published a poetry collection titled Poems at Work (2015).
Saroj Kumar Mahananda is a multilingual researcher, writer and translator. He teaches English at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. His areas of interest include Dalit studies, Indian literature in translation, postcolonial literature and Australian literature.
Satish C. Aikant is former professor of English at HNB Garhwal University and a former fellow of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla. He has been a visiting professor at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, and the editor of Summerhill: IIAS Review.
Shaheen Saba is a PhD student of English at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Shaifta Ayoub is assistant professor of English at Government Degree College, Nawa Kadal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. Her areas of interest include translation studies, comparative literature and postcolonial studies.
Shailendra Kumar Singh is pursuing his PhD from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He has a master’s in English literature from Hindu College, Delhi University. His research interests include peasant narratives, gender studies and Premchand’s literary corpus.
Shalim M. Hussain is a writer, translator and film-maker. He is currently a doctoral candidate in the Department of English at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, and assistant professor of English at the University of Science and Technology in Meghalaya.
Shradha Kabra is a PhD student of English at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. Her areas of interest are English studies and cultural studies.
Shirin Bismillah is an MPhil student of English at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Shuby Abidi is assistant professor of English at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. She did her doctoral dissertation on the novelists of the Indian diaspora. Her areas of interest include diaspora studies, feminist literary theory, Indian writing in English and translation.
Snehal Shingavi is associate professor of English at the University of Texas, Austin, USA. He is the author of The Mahatma Misunderstood: The Politics and Forms of South Asian Literary Nationalism, and the translator of Premchand’s Sevasadan, the Angaaray short story collection, and Bhisham Sahni’s Today’s Pasts.
Sunil Kumar is assistant professor of English at Dyal Singh College, Delhi University. He completed his PhD from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, where he worked on the Frankfurt school and postmodernism. His areas of interest include aesthetics, literary theory and translation studies.
Sunita Rani Ghosh is associate professor in the Department of Hindi Studies and Research at Agra College, Agra. She was visiting scholar in the Department of Asian Languages at the University of Washington, Seattle, USA, in 2003–04.
Swati Pal teaches in the Department of English at Janki Devi Memorial College, Delhi University. She is currently the officiating principal of the college. Her areas of interest are modern drama, creative writing, education and translation.
Tasneem Shahnaaz is associate professor of English at Sri Aurobindo College, Delhi University. She is interested in feminist and cultural studies, translation, English language teaching and South Asian literature. Her most recent co-edited book is Crossing Borders: Essays on Literature, Culture and Society (2017).
Urvashi Sabu has done her PhD from Jamia Millia Islamia. She teaches English in Delhi University.
Uttara Bisht teaches English at Delhi University and is currently pursuing her PhD from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Vandana R. Singh is an author, translator and editor. She has taught English literature, language and communication skills, and authored books on these subjects. Her literary translations from Hindi to English have been published by Katha, the National Book Trust, Penguin and Juggernaut.
Vibha S. Chauhan is associate professor in the Department of English at Zakir Husain Delhi College, Delhi University. She has to her credit seven books and several research papers covering her research interests in English, Hindi, Bhojpuri, translation and non-urban studies.
Vikas Jain teaches English at Zakir Husain Delhi College (Evening), Delhi University.
Wafia Kissa has done her BA in English literature and MA in media governance from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. She teaches English to speakers of foreign languages in Australia. She is a language enthusiast and has a keen interest in cultural history.
Popular Editions
Hindi
Sapt Saroj, Calcutta: Hindi Pustak Agency, 1917
Nav-Nidhi, Bombay: Hindi Granth-Ratnakar, 1917
Prem Purnima, Calcutta: Hindi Pustak Agency, 1919
Bade Ghar ki Beti, Calcutta: Hindi Pustak Agency, 1921
Prem Pacheesi (1923)
Prem Prasun, Lucknow: Ganga Pustakmala, 1924
Prem Pratima, Benares: Saraswati Press, 1926
Prem Pramod, Allahabad: Chand Karyalay, 1926
Prem Dwadashi, Lucknow: Ganga Pustakmala, 1926
Prem Teerth, Benares: Saraswati Press, 1928
Prem Chaturthi, Calcutta: Hindi Pustak Agency, 1928
Paanch Phool, Benares: Saraswati Press, 1929
Sapt Suman, Benares: Saraswati Press, 1930
Prem Panchami, Lucknow: Ganga Pustakmala, 1930
Prerna Aur Anya Kahaniyaan, Benares: Saraswati Press, 1932
Premchand ki Sarvshrest Kahaniyaan, Lahore: Vishwa Sahitya Granthmala, 1934
Mansarovar 1 & 2, Benares: Saraswati Press, 1936
Kafan Aur Shesh Rachnayen, Benares: Saraswati Press, 1937
Naari Jivan ki Kahaniyaan, Bombay: Hindi Granth-Ratnakar, 1938
Mansarovar 3, Benares: Saraswati Press, 1938
Mansarovar 4, Benares: Saraswati Press, 1939
Mansarovar 5, Benares: Saraswati Press, 1946
Mansarovar 5 and 6, Benares: Saraswati Press, 1936
Mansarovar 7, Benares: Saraswati Press, 1947
Mansarovar 8, Benares: Saraswati Press, 1950
Gupt Dhan 1 and 2, Allahabad: Hans Prakashan, 1962
Premchand ka Aprapya Sahitya, New Delhi: Bharatiya Gyanpeeth, 1988
Urdu
Soz-e Watan, Lucknow: Zamana Press, 1908
Prem Pacheesi 1, Lucknow: Zamana Press, 1914
Prem Pacheesi 2, Lucknow: Zamana Press, 1918
Prem Batteesi 1, Lucknow: Zamana Press, 1920
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bsp; Prem Batteesi 2, Lahore: Darul Isha’at, 1920
Khwab-o Khayal, Lahore: Lajpat Rai & Sons, 1928
Khaak-e Parwana, Lucknow: Nigar Press, 1928
Firdaus-e Khayaal, Allahabad: Indian Press, 1929
Prem Chaleesi 1 and 2, Lahore: Jilani Electric Press Book Depot, 1930
Mere Behtareen Afsaaney, Lahore: Kitab Manzil, 1933
Akhiri Tohfa, Lahore: Narayan Dutt Sehgal & Sons, 1934
Zaad-e Raah, Delhi: Hali Publishing House, 1936
Doodh Ki Qeemat, Delhi: Ismat Book Depot, 1937
Vardaat, Delhi: Maktaba Jamia, 1938
Dehaat Ke Afsaaney, Lahore: Darul Isa’at, 1939
Kulliyaat-e Premchand vols. 9-14, Delhi: National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, 2000–2003
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