The novel, can be said, to be almost allegorical in nature as well with Nikhil and Sandip representing two different sides that the nation was witnessing when the book was written. They stay who they are and don’t undergo any changes.
However, despite this layering, the characters seem very staid and predictable. Bimala, at the end of everything, seems to be a very ordinary woman who just wants too much. In some ways, Nikhil seems a little too good to be believable and Sandip’s acts makes one doubt whether he really was pro-country. Bimala wants to be independent but is extremely gullible. Sandip is a revolutionary preacher who is rather quite shallow in his thoughts. Nikhil is the passive husband but is deep with his thoughts. And his sentiments took the shape of this book seven years later.
In fact, after this Tagore stopped participating in the nationalist movement. This thought especially grew in his mind after Khudiram Bose killed two innocent British civilians. Tagore was one who felt that nationalism was turning into a terrorist movement by impressionable youths. This book got a lot of recognition in the West not only because of the translation but also because The subject is controversial wherein Tagore lashes out at the ideologies of nationalism that were prevalent then. It got translated by Tagore’s nephew in 1919. In One Line: The story is about three people and their relationships with one another where each character represents a particular section of Bengal that existed during the early 1900s.īengal got separated in 1905 and the original Bengali version of the story, ‘Ghare Baire’ was published in 1915. So, this will be done a little differently.īook: The Home and the World (Translation of Ghare Baire) His compositions have come to be known as Rabindra Sangeet.Reviewing Tagore’s book cannot be done in the same format as the others. Shanti-Niketan stands to this day as a living monument to the Gurudev. He has the unique distinction of being the only poet to have two of his songs - Jana Gana Mana and Amar Sonar Bangla - adopted as the national anthem of two countries, India and Bangladesh respectively. Although a staunch nationalist, Tagore was a champion of internationalism, touring various countries and pleading for 'one world'. That is how we have Tagore the poet, Tagore the composer, Tagore the painter and so on.
As the experiences and emotions differed, the media also varied. He wanted to understand himself and that he could only do by expressing himself. Perhaps no other contemporary Indian had such diverse interests as Tagore had. Shri Khanolkar, his biographer, describes his life as 'a long dream of colour and music, of beauty and heavenly genius, such as this world has never known before'. He was a poet, novelist, dramatist, musician, short-story writer, teacher, painter, educationist, philosopher and humanist.
Tagore was a genius with a many-sided personality. The impact of his personality transcended his native Bengal and came to be felt not only in other parts of India but also abroad. His life and creative work provided the then Indian society with a purpose, direction and a programme. Rabindranath Tagore played a significant role in bringing about a new awakening in India in the latter half of the nineteenth century.
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