Godan
E520121
Godan is a landmark Hindi novel by Munshi Premchand that portrays the struggles of Indian peasants under social and economic oppression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Godan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5461719 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Godan Context triple: [Indian literature, hasWork, Godan]
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Golian
Golian is a Slovak surname most notably associated with Ján Golian, a key military leader of the Slovak National Uprising during World War II.
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Gwandara
Gwandara are an ethnic group in central Nigeria known for their distinct language and cultural traditions, primarily inhabiting parts of Nasarawa and neighboring states.
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Lothagam
Lothagam is an archaeological and geological site in northern Kenya known for its ancient human burials and prominent rock formations along the western shore of Lake Turkana.
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Gebal
Gebal is the ancient name of the Phoenician coastal city later known as Byblos, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
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Taninges
Taninges is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department of southeastern France, situated in the French Alps.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Godan Target entity description: 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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A.
Golian
Golian is a Slovak surname most notably associated with Ján Golian, a key military leader of the Slovak National Uprising during World War II.
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B.
Gwandara
Gwandara are an ethnic group in central Nigeria known for their distinct language and cultural traditions, primarily inhabiting parts of Nasarawa and neighboring states.
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C.
Lothagam
Lothagam is an archaeological and geological site in northern Kenya known for its ancient human burials and prominent rock formations along the western shore of Lake Turkana.
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D.
Gebal
Gebal is the ancient name of the Phoenician coastal city later known as Byblos, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
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E.
Taninges
Taninges is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department of southeastern France, situated in the French Alps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindi novel
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landmark of Hindi literature ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Godaan (1963 film)
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stage adaptations ⓘ television series adaptations ⓘ |
| author |
Munshi Premchand
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linked to:
Premchand
|
| 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 ⓘ Hori Mahato ⓘ Malati ⓘ Matadin ⓘ Mehta ⓘ Rupa ⓘ Sona ⓘ |
| 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) ⓘ |
| setting | rural North India ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | late colonial India ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | The Gift of a Cow ⓘ |
| translatedInto |
English
ⓘ
multiple Indian languages ⓘ |
| translatedTitle |
Godan: The Gift of a Cow
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linked to:
The Gift of a Cow
|
How these facts were elicited
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