The Thakurs Well
The Thakurs Well
The Thakurs Well
By Premchand
About Premchand
What is caste?
Characters in the prose
Themes
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Questions
WHO IS PREMCHAND?
Premchand was a
His works include
prolific writer of He is regarded as He used literature
more than a
Premchand is the Hindi and Urdu one of the for the purpose of
dozen novels ,
pen-name of literature and foremost arousing public
around 250 short
Dhanpat Rai translated various Hindustani awareness about
stories, several
Srivastav. works of English writers of early national and
essays and
into the 20st century. social issues
translations.
vernacular.
WHAT IS CASTE?
caste
NOUN
1.each of the hereditary classes of Hindu society, distinguished by relative
degrees of ritual purity or pollution and of social status.
2."members of the lower castes" · the system of dividing society into castes.
3.any class or group of people who inherit exclusive privileges or are
perceived as socially distinct.
4."those educated in private schools belong to a privileged caste"
BRAHMINS
KSHATRIYAS
VAISHYAS
SUDRAS
UNTOUCHABLES
CHARACTERS
IN THE PROSE
GANGI
2.HYPOCRISY
3.MALE DOMINANCE/CHAUVINISM
4.GENDER DISCRIMINATION
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Name of the prose
Character traits 1.
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Themes 1.
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Messages 1.
Literary devices 1.
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QUESTIONS
1. Why was Gangi unable to get water from anywhere when the story
opens?
3.What were the two women who came to the well taking about?
What does this show?
5.Why does Premchand use the title, ‘The Thakur’s Well’ for his
story, and how is this the best title he could have employed?
ESSAY QUESTION
HOW DOES THIS PROSE BRING OUT THE ISSUES OF
SOCIAL INJUSTICE AND CRUELTY? (10 MARKS)
REFERENCES
o Oxford dictionary
o Sparknotes.com
o poem and prose – textbook
o www.Britannica.com (Premchand | Indian author | Britannica)
o Scribd.com (
The Thakur's Well - Premchand | Dalit | Caste (scribd.com))