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Honoring a literary giant - Premchand The 31st of July was Munshi Premchand's 133rd Birthday. When I walked into the assembly hall, I saw people sitting behind the curtains. They were beautifully dressed in colorful costumes according to their roles. As I looked up, I saw a huge poster of Premchand. The show started with a talk on Munshi Premchand's life and his famous works. One of his popular short stories-Boodhi Kaaki was adapted in drama form. It is the story of an old widow who gives away all her possessions to her nephew and his wife and later gets ill treated by them. The main scene was on the occasion of a family wedding, when she was left to starve and she had to resort to eating left-overs from the dirty utensils. This scene brought tears to everybody's eyes. It showed us how some cold blooded people disrespect their elders. Shabnam, of class 9 played the role of Boodhi kaki ,beautifully and convincingly. The others also did a fantastic job. The play had a great impact on the audience. The play ended with loud round of applause which made the participants feel over whelmed. Everybody congratulated them for their brilliant performances. It also highlighted the universal appeal of Premchand's themes. A realization that things have not moved very far in our society since his time! 


Bhargavie Raj
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