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6 results for “caste”
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.
Karmabhoomi (कर्मभूमि)
Karmabhoomi (कर्मभूमि) by Premchand follows Amarkant, a young idealist who abandons wealth to fight for India's freedom and social justice against caste and colonial oppression.
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.
Thakur Ka Kuan (ठाकुर का कुआं)
Thakur Ka Kuan (ठाकुर का कुआं) by Premchand exposes untouchability through Gangi's desperate midnight attempt to fetch clean water for her sick husband.
Sadgati (सद्गति)
Sadgati (सद्गति) by Premchand is a tragic tale of Dukhi, a Dalit who dies doing forced labor for Pandit Ghasiram to get an auspicious date.
Durga Ka Mandir (दुर्गा का मंदिर)
Durga Ka Mandir (दुर्गा का मंदिर) by Premchand explores social discrimination when a poor widow visits a temple with her daughter.