(i) Munshi Premchand’s novel ‘Sewasadan’ (The Abode of Service), was published in 1916.
(ii) Many critics think that his novel lifted the Hindi novel from the realm of fantasy, moralising and simple entertainment to a serious reflection on the lives of ordinary people and social issues.
(iii) Sewasadan deals mainly with the poor condition of women in society.
(iv) Issues like child marriage and dowry are woven into the story of the novel.
(v) It also tells us about the ways in which the Indian upper Classes used whatever little opportunities they got from colonial authorities to govern themselves.
