Life and Premchand

– I found many of the Premchand’s stories quite unnerving. He tries to show a lifetime in a few pages. And mostly, they end up showing how a well established life, career or reputation goes to dust. I got one example to see. This guy – Chintu – Ashish’s brother-in-law, was quite a successful IT person, making big money with NIIT Tech. They got a good family background (properties) in Himachal. They are 2 brothers and a sister (Ashish’s wife). The second brother is mentally ill. So Chintu, gets married. The marriage lasts only a few days. He is always too drunk now.  Then he gets brain hemorrhage. His father passes away. A couple of months Chintu also loses from brain hemorrhage.  The mother is too old? Think of her condition…