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Rangbhumi (Hindi) is one of the most famous novels penned down by Munshi Premchand. In Rangbhumi, the author portrays the devastation and poor state of the peasant society in pre-independence India. Summary of the Book In Rangbhumi, the author portrays the distress and misery of Indian farmers and peasants during the colonial rule. The author also writes about the tensions between the rulers, the British and Indian landowners, and the poor Indian peasants. Rangbhumi is set in the time between 1920s and 1930s in pre-independence India. Like most novels of Premchand this one too captures and celebrates the unassailable spirit of the Indian farmers. About Munshi Premchand Premchand was a writer in Urdu and Hindi. A few of his other works are Devasthan Rahasya, Roothi Rani, Vardaan, Premashram, Pratigya, Karmabhoomi, and Duniya ka Sabse Anmol Ratan. Premchand was born in 1880. His original name was Dhanpat Rai Srivastav. He generally wrote in both, Urdu and Hindi. He initially used the pen name, Nawab Rai, but later changed it to Premchand. He also translated some of the best literature from other languages into Hindi, including stories by Leo Tolstoy. He is considered as one of the greatest writers in Hindustani literature.