Vardan (novel)
| File:Munshi Premchand.jpg Munshi Premchand, author of Vardaan | |
| Author | Premchand |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Genre | Romantic |
| Published | 1912 |
| Publisher | Granth Bhandar and Dhanju |
| Media type | Novel |
| Pages | 128 |
| ISBN | 9781613011447 Search this book on  . |
Vardaan (English: "Boon") is a Hindi language romantic novel written by Indian Hindi-language writer Munshi Premchand.[1] It is regarded as the second novel of Premchand after Prema. The story follows a sad love story of Pratapchandra and Vrijan, who are neighbours and love each other since childhood.
Plot
Munshi Shaligram is a rich, childless man from Benaras. He had a wife, Suvama. Suvama worshipped Mata Ashtabhuja for a son. One day, Mata Ashtabhuja gave her a boon of a son who would serve the nation. Thus, Suvama gave birth to a son named Pratapchandra. One day, the Kumbh Mela is organised in Prayagraj.[2] Munshi Shaligram visited it and never returned. Now, Suvama has to raise Pratapchandra alone. Thus, she gave her house on rent to a gentleman named Munshi Sanjeevanlal, who lives with his wife, Sushila, and daughter, Vrijan. Sanjeevanlal is very much influenced by Pratapchandra and his knowledge, and he is also his teacher. Pratapchandra and Vrijan play together.
Years passed, and Pratapchandra and Vrijan fall in love. Unaware of their love, Munshi Sanjeevanlal fixed Vrijan's marriage with Deputy Shyamcharan's spoiled son, Kamlacharan. Because of Vrijan and Kamlacharan's marriage, Pratapchandra becomes depressed and goes to a hostel. Initially, Vrijan and Kamlacharan fall in love. Deputy Shyamcharan sent Kamlacharan to the same hostel due to his mischievousness. There, Kamlacharan falls in love with a gardener's daughter. One day, when he was with the gardener's daughter in his house, the gardener arrived, and he ran and died on the railway track.
After Kamlacharan's death, Pratapchandra went to Vrijan's house to propose to her, but he realises he is doing wrong. Regretting his action, Pratapchandra takes Sanyasa.
Vrijan's servant is Madhavi, who is influenced by Pratapchandra. After the news of Pratapchandra's Sanyasa, she also takes Sanyasa.
Characters
• Pratapchandra: Vrijan's love interest and Shaligram and Suvama's son.
• Vrijan: Pratapchandra's love interest, Kamlacharan's wife, and Sanjeevanlal and Sushila's daughter.
• Kamlacharan: Vrijan's husband.
• Munshi Sanjeevanlal: Vrijan's father.
• Suvama: Pratapchandra's mother.
• Sushila: Vrijan's mother.
• Deputy Shyamcharan: Kamlacharan's father.
See also
References
- ↑ Rājana Prabhākara; Premacanda. Waradāna. ISBN 978-81-7116-587-2. OCLC 1157000203. Search this book on
- ↑ Nagrath, Radhika; Niśaṅka, Rameśa Pokhariyāla (2012). The carnival of peace : Kumbh Teertham Haridwaram. ISBN 978-81-288-3627-5. OCLC 801331967. Search this book on
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