What was the contribution of Premchand to Hindi literature? What various social issues have been raised in his novels?

Munshi Premchand was one of the greatest literary figures of the modern Hindi and Urdu literature. It was with the writing of Premchand that the Hindi novel matured into greatness. His works include more than a dozen novels, around 250 short stories, several essays and translations of a number of foreign literary works into Hindi. Premchand novels are filled with all kinds of powerful characters drawn from all levels of society. His novel, Sewasadan (The Abode of Service), published in 1916, lifted the Hindi novel from the realm of fantasy. Sewasadan deals mainly with the poor condition of women in society. Premchand wrote on the realistic issues of the day, i.e., communalism, corruption, zamindari, debt, poverty, colonialism, etc. Premchand was the first Hindi author whose writings prominently featured realism, depicting rationalistic outlook. His work arouses public awareness about various social issues. His works often depict the menace of corruption, child widowhood, prostitution, feudal system, poverty, and colonialism and freedom struggle. His novels describe the problems of the poor and the urban middle-class.