varanasi to commemorate the 135th birth anniversary of noted hindi novelist and story writer munshi premchand the ministry of cultural affairs government of uttar pradesh is going to organize a series of activities and events during the threeday lamahi mahotsava from july 30 we are organizing threeday events to commemorate the outstanding contributions of munshi premchand in hindi literature a series of activities and programmes will be organized in the city as well as in the parental village of premchand in lamahi on his birth anniversary regional cultural officer and director of folk and tribal arts culture society ratnesh verma said on thursday on the eve of the birth anniversary of premchand on july 30 a special seminar on munsi premchand and present environment will be held at mahatma gandhi kashi vidyapith mgkv witnessing presence of several litterateurs from mgkv banaras hindu university bhu and others an exhibition of photos inscriptions and books of munshi premchand will also be displayed in lalit kala department of mgkv on the day of premchands birth anniversary on july 31 a series of functions will be organized at lamahi the parental village of munshi premchand located on varanasiazamgarh road the programme would commence with a seminar followed by dramas based on his short stories and novels like bade bhaisahab rangabhumi and bade ghar ki beti folk songs would be rendered by hira lal yadav and vishnu yadav at lamahi storywriting and painting competitions based on premchand his life works are being organized in various schools across the city verma said that the best of stories and paintings will be selected and displayed at the ancestral house of premchand storywriting and painting competitions are going on in various schools this year for the first time we have decided to exhibit the works of children at the ancestral house of premchand verma said the threeday programme would conclude with several activities by schools colleges and cultural organizations prize distribution ceremony will be organized at cultural complex in the city on august 1