Bazaar-e-Husn

Bazaar-e-Husn (Urdu) / Sevasadan (Hindi)
AuthorMunshi Premchand
Original titleUrdu: بازارِ حُسن, Hindi: सेवासदन
LanguageHindustani
GenreNovel
Publication date
Calcutta (Hindi, 1919) and Lahore (Urdu, 1924)
Publication placeBritish India
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
891.4393

Bazaar-e-Husn (Urdu: بازارِ حُسن) or Seva Sadan (Hindi: सेवासदन, lit. 'The House of service') is a Hindustani novel by Munshi Premchand.

It was originally written in Urdu under the title Bazaar-e-Husn ("Market of Beauty" or Red-light district) but was first published in Hindi from Calcutta as Seva Sadan ("The House of Service"), in 1919. It was published in Urdu, in 1924, from Lahore.[1]

Bazaar-e-Husn was Premchand's first major novel; before it, he had published four novellas in Urdu of about 100 pages each.

An English translation of this book was released by Oxford University Press, India in New Delhi in 2005.[2] The year is stated to be significant, being the 125th anniversary of Munshi Premchand's birth.[3]

  1. ^ Harish Trivedi (2 May 2004). "The power of Premchand (Literary Review of The Oxford India Premchand)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 June 2004.
  2. ^ Shingavi, Snehal (2005). Premchand Sevasadan. New Delhi, India: Oxford University Press. p. 205. ISBN 978-0195668995.
  3. ^ Ravi Bathia (14 August 2005). "Tribute to Premchand". The Tribune. The English translation of Munshi Premchand's famous novel, Sevasadan, was launched here last week as fans of the legendary Hindi writer celebrated his 125 th birth anniversary