Sevasadana

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Sevasadana

novel by Premchand

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Premchand
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Premchand’s first major Hindi novel, Sevasadana (1918; “House of Service”), dealt with themes of prostitution and moral corruption among the Indian middle class. Premchand’s works depict the social evils of arranged marriages, the abuses of the British bureaucracy, and the exploitation of the rural peasantry by moneylenders and officials.
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Premchand’s first major Hindi novel, Sevasadana (1918; “House of Service”), dealt with themes of prostitution and moral corruption among the Indian middle class. Premchand’s works depict the social evils of arranged marriages, the abuses of the British bureaucracy, and the exploitation of the rural peasantry by moneylenders and officials.
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