THE DEPICTION OF VILLAGE LIFE AND THEIR PROBLEMS IN ‘GODAN’ BY PREMCHAND AND ‘GAMPERALIYA’ BY A SRI LANKAN NOVELIST MARTIN WIKRAMASINGHA

RKD NilanthiKumari Rajapaksha

doi:10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i11.2017.2325

THE DEPICTION OF VILLAGE LIFE AND THEIR PROBLEMS IN ‘GODAN’ BY PREMCHAND AND ‘GAMPERALIYA’ BY A SRI LANKAN NOVELIST MARTIN WIKRAMASINGHA

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Dr. RKD NilanthiKumariRajapaksha Senior Lecturer in Hindi, Department of Languages, Cultural and Performing Arts, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, GangodawilaNugegoda, Sri Lanka

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https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i11.2017.2325

Keywords:

Premchand, Godan, Martin Wickramasinghe, Gamperaliya, Village Life

Abstract [English]

Godan was written in India in1936 by Premchand.Gamperaliya was written in Sri Lanka in 1944 by Martin Wickramasinghe. Both the writers are from different countries, yet many similarities are found in their Novels. Being contemporaries has immediate effect on the content of both Writers. The purpose of this study was to find those similarities. After study of both novels, often many similarities could be found such as blind beliefs, poverty and the habits of the rural population.

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References

Wickramasinghe, Martin.Gamperaliya. 47th ed. Colombo: Publishers; 2015

Premchand., Godan., New Delhi: Rajpal and Sons; 2005

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Published

2017-11-30

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Rajapaksha, R. N. (2017). THE DEPICTION OF VILLAGE LIFE AND THEIR PROBLEMS IN ‘GODAN’ BY PREMCHAND AND ‘GAMPERALIYA’ BY A SRI LANKAN NOVELIST MARTIN WIKRAMASINGHA. International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH, 5(11), 46–49. https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v5.i11.2017.2325

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Vol. 5 No. 11 (2017): Volume 5 Issue 11 - November, 2017

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