GodanDiamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd, 2020 - 376 pages 'Godan' is an epic in Hindi prose. It is the most famous work of Munshi Premchand. 'Godan' gives a vivid picture of the condition of Indian farmers during the author's lifetime. The novel is relevant today because the rural folks' problems still exist. Farmers have generally been exploited by money-lenders, government officials and superstitious community members. Hori, a well-off cultivator, suffers for his dependence on these exploiters. He works very hard, grows various crops, yet starves with his family because almost all his crops are given away to clear the creditor' dues. He efforts to protect his family dignity but fails because he was continuously exploited. |
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Common terms and phrases
Alright asked beat become Bhola Brahman brother bullocks can’t Chaudhary child chillum consider crying dada Datadin daughter Dhania door Dulari earn eyes face father feel feet felt fetch fight girl give Gobar gone Govindi grains hands happy head heart Heera Hori Hori’s household hundred rupees husband insult Jhinguri Singh Jhunia kabaddi Khanna Khurshed labour lakhs lathi laugh leave live look Lucknow mahato Mangru marriage married Mathura matter Mehta milk Mirza Mirzaji Miss Malti moneylender mother neck never night Nohri Nokheram one’s Onkarnath paise Pandit Pateshwari peasants picked pleasure Punia Rai Saheb Raja Sahib Rupa said saree Sobha someone Sona soul spoke standing started sugarcane Sylia talk Tankha tell things thought thousand rupees took twentyfive whole village wife woman women won’t zamindar