"Nirmala" by Munshi Premchand is a Hindi novel that follows the life of Nirmala, a young woman forced into a marriage with an older man due to her family's financial constraints after her father's death. The novel explores themes of mismatched marriages, dowry, societal expectations, and the challenges faced by women in 1920s India. Nirmala's marriage leads to a series of unfortunate events and suspicions, ultimately resulting in a tragic outcome.