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7 results for “exploitation”
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.
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.
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.
Agni Samadhi (अग्नि समाधि)
Agni Samadhi (अग्नि समाधि) by Premchand is a powerful tale of a peasant's ultimate sacrifice against exploitation and injustice.
Mandir (मंदिर)
Mandir (मंदिर) by Premchand exposes religious hypocrisy, revealing how temples meant for devotion become centers of exploitation and greed.
Mazdoor (मजदूर)
Mazdoor (मजदूर) by Premchand is a powerful critique of labor exploitation, depicting workers' struggle for dignity and fair wages.
Sawa Ser Gehun (सवा सेर गेहूं)
Sawa Ser Gehun (सवा सेर गेहूं) by Premchand shows how a loan of 1.25 seers of wheat enslaves farmer Shankar's family for generations.