(i) Munshi Premchand drew tradition of Kissagoi storytelling. His novels are filled with all kinds of powerful characters, drawn from all levels of society. 

(ii) His novels include characters such as aristocrats and landlords, middle level peasants and landless labourers and women from margins of society. He focussed on social issues like child marriage, dowry, suppression of downtrodden classes by landlords. 

(iii) The women characters are strong individuals coming from lower classes and are not modernized. 

(iv) His novels look towards the future without forgetting the importance of the past. 

(v) Drawn from various strata of society, his characters create a community based in democratic values. 

He rejected the nostalgic obsession with ancient history, but looked towards the future without forgetting the importance of the past. Drawn form various levels of society Premchand’s characters create a community based on democratic values.
Surdas is a visually impaired beggar of untouchable caste is the central character of his novel Rangabhoomi. In Godan,
Hari and Dhania represent- the landless labour class of our society who fight against the landlords, moneylenders, etc ’ who are powerful section of society and retain their dignity in the end. ’