Many years ago when playwright and director Mujeeb Khan first read Munshi Premchand’s story, Kafan, about a poor man who collects money for the funeral rites of his dead wife, it left an indelible impact on his mind. Gradually Khan, a literature student, started reading the author’s works diligently and learnt about his life. In 2005, on the writer’s 125th birth anniversary, the theatre activist conceived a series called as Aadab Main Premchand Hoon and decided to pay a tribute to him through a 10-day long theatre festival, Prem Utsav.

A still from one of the plays that will be staged as part of the celebrationsu00a0