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Dhanpat Rai Srivastava (31 July 1880 – 8 October 1936), better known by his pen name Premchand, was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindustani literature. Premchand was a pioneer of Hindi and Urdu social fiction. He was one of the first authors to write about caste hierarchies and the plights of women and labourers prevalent in the society of late 1880s.He is one of the most celebrated writers of the Indian Subcontinent.