A grain of sand / Rabindranath Tagore ; translated from Bengali by Sreejata Ganguly
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Delhi Penguin Books 2003.Description: 287 pISBN:- 9780143030355
- Chokher bali
- 891.443 TAG(GRA)
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Fiction | Institute of Leadership Entrepreneurship and Development - Library General Stacks | FIC | 891.443 TAG(GRA) (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 32780 |
Translation of: Chokher bali.
Summary: Chokher Bali (চোখের বালি) is a 1903 Bengali novel by Rabindranath Tagore that depicts the life of the central character, Binodini, and her relationships with three individuals. It explores the extramarital affair between Binodini, a young widow, and Mahendra, one of the three other main characters, the complicated friendship with Asha, his girl-wife, and her mutually conflicting feelings with Behari, Mahendra's adopted brother. The content also highlighted issues of women literacy, child marriage, patriarchy within the family and the fates of three widows.
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