Marriage proposal rejected due to poverty from "summary" of Godan by Munshi Premchand
In the village of Belari, Hori's daughter, Sona, was the apple of everyone's eye. She was a beautiful and intelligent girl, admired by all who laid eyes on her. Many young men in the village dreamed of marrying her, hoping to make her their bride. One such man was Kunvaria, a wealthy and educated man from a neighboring village. He was enamored by Sona's beauty and grace and decided to propose to her. Kunvaria's parents were also in full support of the match, seeing it as a way to improve their own social standing. However, Hori, Sona's father, knew the harsh reality of their situation. Despite his daughter's beauty and charm, he was a poor farmer struggling to make ends meet. He was aware that Kunvaria and his family would never accept the proposal once they learned of their poverty. When Kunvaria finally approached Hori with the propos...
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