Godaan Short Notes

• "Godaan" Novel authored by Dhanpathrai Srivasthav well known by his  pen name Munshi Premchand.
• Which means Cow Donation or Donation of Cow.
• With this Novel Premchand showcase peasants life in the 19th century and other social inequalities in that era.
• The story in short:
• The hero of the story is Hori Ram and his wife Dhaniya a very poor family living in Bhelari village in Avadhi area.
• Hori ram is a very righteous person who is known for his ethics till the end of the story though he struggled a lot throughout his life with poverty.
• Dhaniya is a kind of person who cannot bear any injustice and will raise her voice.
• Hori Ram having one younger brother and his name Heera . Heera's wife is Punni.
• Bhola is another person living in the same village by selling Milk and Milk products, who is having a daughter called Jhuniya.
• Jhuniya ,a widow and her husband was died in religious oriented disputes. 
• When Hori met Bhola on the way to Semri Village to meet Jamindar he expressed his willingness to have a cow in his shed.
• Bhola asked Hori to take that Cow which he bought for Rs. 80 on debt.
• Later Hori sent Gobar who is his only elder son to bring the Cow. Gobar fall in Love with Jhuniya ..
• Hori and Dhaniya and his daughters Sona and Rupa welcomes the Cow.
• Heera got Jealous about it and poisoned the Cow and Hori saw Heera near the Cow so Hori guessed that Heera only poisoned the Cow and same told to Dhaniya. 
• Dhaniya want to reveal the fact but Hori supressed the fact to safeguard his family name and to protect his brother and given some bribe amount to Police for not searching the house of Heera.
• Hori indebted to a Money lender and he asked to give the cow in leau of debt and accepted by Hori in an inevitable situation but Cow was died the very next day.
• Later Jhuniya got pregnancy because of Gobar and Gobar escapes from the village. Jhuniya came to Hori Ram home and revealed the fact .
• Hori and Dhaniya accepted her as their daughter in law .
• For giving shelter to Jhuniya Village Panchayat people impose certain penalty and paid by Hori.
• Dhaniya opposed the decision she asked like " giving shelter to their own daughter in law is a that much big mistake to give penalty ?"
• but no use .
• later Jhuniya blessed with a baby. 
• Gobar will come back to village and they will go to town. Hori and Dhaniya feels very bad about that situation. 
• Sona marriage consummated with madhur .
• Rupa Marriage consummated with Ramsevak who is old person like 40 years and rupa was aged about 8 years.
• Hori Ram to protect his ancestral Property he took  Rs 200 as Bride Price from Ramsevak.
• Dattadin is a Hindu Priest in Bhelari village who involved while giving penalty to Hori when they given shelter to Jhuniya without knowing that his own son Mattadin having relation with Siliya who is cobbler daughter.
• Mattadin will not accept Siliya and Siliya parents too but Hori will give shelter to Siliya.
• Because of Mattadin Siliya given birth to Ramu.
• Later Mattadin suffered with Malaria in that span he realized about his mistakes and he repented for his deeds and given 2 rs to Siliya via Hori.
• Siliya felt very happy that Mattadin reformed and she is going to get her life again.
• Same she wanted to share with Sona who is very good friend .without seeing time she will to sona place to convey her happiness. but Sona scolded her and Siliya hurts a lot and she will walk into the river..
• Hori lost everything and working hard to gather 200 rs and thought to buy a cow to give to Rupa. With excess work and
• malnutrition he is about to die.
• Dhaniya gathered all the money at home and says that consider this Rs1.25  as Godaan. Because they believe that donation of Cow relieves from all sins.
• By the end of the story Hori wish fulfilled partially with respect to Donation of Cow but not fulfilled with respect to give a cow to his daughter Rupa.
• He suffered a lot while Rupa marriage because he feels that he is selling a girl and all the villagers talking about that. But no other option for him.