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novel1931
Gaban
गबन
Gaban (गबन) by Premchand is a powerful novel about Ramanath, a clerk who embezzles money to satisfy his wife Jalpa's desire for jewelry, leading to tragic consequences.
12h read5 chapters
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novel1936
Godaan
गोदान
Godaan (गोदान) by Premchand is his magnum opus about Hori, a poor farmer whose lifelong dream of owning a cow becomes a symbol of rural India's tragic exploitation.
19h 24m read36 chapters
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novel1927
Nirmala
निर्मला
Nirmala (निर्मला) by Premchand is a tragic novel about a young woman forced to marry an older widower due to dowry, exposing the evils of the dowry system and mismatched marriages.
7h 11m read12 chapters
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short story1936
Kafan
कफ़न
Kafan (कफ़न) by Premchand is a devastating story of Ghisu and Madhav, a father-son duo who spend their dying wife's shroud money on food and drink.
19 min read
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short story1914
Namak Ka Daroga
नमक का दरोगा
Namak Ka Daroga (नमक का दरोगा) by Premchand is the story of Vanshidhar, an honest salt inspector who refuses bribes even when offered a fortune.
20 min read