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Thakur Ka Kuan By Munshi Premchand Download Full Edition Zip Ebook [pdf]







































"There is nothing that cannot be achieved by a man with a firm will and a powerful intellect." With this philosophy in mind, the author, Munshi Premchand, begins this story. For those of you who have read his other stories, you will know that he does not use the same plot again and again. No, he always changes it so as to keep things fresh. In this story as well as in Thakur Ka Kuan, Premchand has used the theme of casteism. This can be seen from various aspects- from how they are treated by society to how they speak among themselves. Every other word is pitied, shamed and looked down upon. However, this time Premchand has used the theme in a very unique way. For this story to be at all interesting, the caste system must be sensitively scrutinised. The other problem that Premchand has required to deal with was how to create suspense? This part of the story is very well executed. This is because Premchand has portrayed a situation where even a person with a strong will and powerful intellect can get into trouble. There is no escaping the prejudice. Even the protagonist, Dhananjay, who is one of his best characters, gets into trouble because of his caste. The story begins at Thakur Ka Kuan, a village in Farukhabad district. The protagonist of this story is Dhananjay (Dudu) Singh. Dhananjay's family was also renowned for their knowledge and wisdom. The family name was also connected with vaastu and astrology as well as a few other fields related to mysticism. But very late in life they decided to take up agriculture as a profession so that their knowledge would have a use in real life rather than just being talked about by others. Premanand begins the story with the words: ""Those who do not read books and who do not benefit from books are like those who live in a forest alone." " [p. 1] [I think Premchand said exactly this in his other novel, "Aakrosh"] As Premchand says above, he begins the story by showing us Dhananjay's ignorance of science. It starts with an image of him sitting on a bench. He is fixing the broken fan which he got for 10 rupees from a store where they sold everything- cloths, combs, shoes, fans. He is restoring it to its original working order. The chapter ends with his going into a state of reverie about whether or not the fan will work again. As soon as it does, he goes into a state of delirium and enters a vision where he is told by an old man that a few days ago a group of men came to him and asked for his help to bring their son back from the world of spirits. In chapter 2, we learn through flashbacks how the father-in-law, Rambuksh Singh, was grieving because his son had died after being bitten by a snake. Dhananjay's wife's brother Ramu seeks Dhananjay's help in getting permission from her father to go out on an errand. cfa1e77820

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