Nirmala
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Summary
Nirmala a novel by Premchand is based on the background of pre-independence. It narrates the tragic story of a young and vulnerable girl, named Nirmala. Severly torn by poverty, parents of Nirmala could not afford to pay the amount of… dowry and she was married to an elderly widower, who had sons of Nirmala`s age. The nature as well as the circumstances bring the step son of widower closer. But the old man gets to know of the affair before anything could happen. The young man dies and brings a lot of inconveniences to Nirmala. The novel deals about the life and activities of Nirmala. Nirmala as a protagonist and as a victim conveys a sensitive issue, which communicates a sense of tragedy rather than moral disapproval. In a sense we can say that with Nirmala we can see a feminist inclination of Indian writing