Godan, a story of stark realism is Premchand’s most outstanding work. It is his last completed novel that brings out the realistic interpretation of Indian village society. This is a story of farmer people, hungry and semi-starved, yet hopeful and optimistic in the truest spirit of the age it represents. The novel is relevant today because the rural folks' problems still exist. Farmers have generally been exploited by money-lenders, government officials, and superstitious community members. Hori, a well-off cultivator, suffers for his dependence on these exploiters. He works very hard, grows various crops, yet starves with his family because almost all his crops are given away to clear the creditor's dues. He efforts to protect his family's dignity but fails because he was continuously exploited.
