31 July was Premchand's birthday, and in The Hindu Siddharthya Swapan Roy takes this occasion to wonder whether the great Indian author has been Cast into the shadows, asking:
Why do we see and hear so less of him ? What explains this obscurity ? Why this near absence from literary discourses ? This absence from being the cited inspiration of film stories and being adapted and reproduced in newer forms ?I'm pleased that the complete review review of his The Gift of a Cow (Godaan) remains one of the most popular at the site, month in and month out (even if that is likely student (i.e. assigned reading) driven ...).