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Sunday, December 22, 2013

Idgah and Other Stories - Munshi Premchand aka Dhanpat Rai


Idgah and other stories by Premchand
Retold by Geetika Jain
Illustrated by Tanaya Vyas
Published by Mango, DC Books

Kudos to all the people mentioned above. This tiny book is highly recommended for children and those who love to read short stories esp that of Mushiji. There are 3 short stories in this collection - Idgah, Mukti Marg and Panch Parmeshwar.  The first story is part of CBSE primary Hindi syllabus - a very cute little story. The stories paint the rural India of '80s  and explore basic human nature like love, sacrifice, greediness, spite, friendship, responsibility, social justice etc. The book ends with a write up about the author. Don't miss it.


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