Godan
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Godan is a landmark Hindi novel by Munshi Premchand that portrays the struggles of Indian peasants under social and economic oppression.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindi novel
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landmark of Hindi literature ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Godaan (1963 film)
NERFINISHED
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stage adaptations ⓘ television series adaptations ⓘ |
| author | Munshi Premchand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| criticizes |
caste-based discrimination
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exploitation by moneylenders ⓘ social hypocrisy ⓘ zamindari system ⓘ |
| focusesOn | everyday life of poor peasants ⓘ |
| genre |
realist fiction
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social realism ⓘ |
| influenced | later Hindi social novels ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | progressive literature movement ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
considered a classic of modern Hindi literature
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considered one of Premchand's greatest works ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dhaniya
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Gobardhan NERFINISHED ⓘ Hori Mahato NERFINISHED ⓘ Malati NERFINISHED ⓘ Matadin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mehta NERFINISHED ⓘ Rupa NERFINISHED ⓘ Sona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
agrarian exploitation
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caste and class inequality ⓘ peasant oppression ⓘ rural poverty ⓘ social and economic injustice ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hindi ⓘ |
| portrays |
conflict between peasants and landlords
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impact of debt on rural families ⓘ role of moneylenders in villages ⓘ struggles of Indian peasants ⓘ tension between tradition and modernity ⓘ urban-rural divide ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| publisher | Lokmanya Press (first edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | rural North India ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late colonial India ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Gift of a Cow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
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multiple Indian languages ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | Godan: The Gift of a Cow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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