Karmabhumi (trans. By Lalit Shrivastava)Greatly influenced by Gandhi's satyagraha movement, Karmabhumi is set in the Uttar Pradesh of the 1930s. By the beginning of the 20th century, Islam and Hinduism had coexisted in India for over a thousand years, and barring the occasional outbursts of violence, the two religious communities had lived together peacefully and shared strong social bonds except marriage. English education, however, drove a wedge between these two communities. It is against this backdrop that Premchand wrote Karmabhumi. |
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afraid Alright Amar Amar asked Amar's Amarkant Amarkant's Amma angry arrest Atmanand auntie Babuji Bahu become beggar woman beta Bhabhi bhai Bhaiya brother Chaudhary child consider crying Dada Devi Deviji dharma Doctor sahab door drink eyes face father feel felt friends Ghaznavi give gone Goodar hands happened happy Haridwar head heard heart Hindi Hindu husband Kaale Khan Karmabhumi Kashi Kshatriyas labourer Lala Dhaniram Lala Samarkant Lalaji laughed listen live looked Mahantji Maniram marriage marry months mother Munni Muslim Naina never officer old woman paan Pathanin Payag police poor prison Renuka replied running rupees sacrifice Sakina Salim Saloni saris seemed Sethji Shantikumar sister sitting smiled someone soul started stay stop Sukhada Sumer Swamiji talk tears tell temple thakurdwara things thought tonga Urdu village wife women