Rabindranath Tagore
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| Title | : | The Home and the World |
| Author | : | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 213 pages |
| Published | : | March 31st 2005 by Penguin Classics (first published 1916) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Classics. Cultural. India. Literature. Asian Literature. Indian Literature |
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Set on a Bengali noble's estate in 1908, this is both a love story and a novel of political awakening. The central character, Bimala, is torn between the duties owed to her husband, Nikhil, and the demands made on her by the radical leader, Sandip. Her attempts to resolve the irreconciliable pressures of the home and world reflect the conflict in India itself, and the tragic outcome foreshadows the unrest that accompanied Partition in 1947. This edition includes an introduction by Anita Desai.Mention Books As The Home and the World
| Original Title: | ঘরে বাইরে [Ghôre Baire] |
| ISBN: | 0140449868 (ISBN13: 9780140449860) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | India |
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Ratings: 3.83 From 3857 Users | 297 ReviewsCriticism Out Of Books The Home and the World
This book resonated deeply. Though published 100 years ago, and as commentary on revolution in Bengal, the book speaks to freedom and government in a way that felt extremely relevant today. Here, characters debate whether the ends justify the means. Is it okay to lie or cheat if it's for the good of the country? For the country's people? Just who are the people who should benefit from the country anyway?The writing style is highly philosophical. The characters engage in long descriptions ofReading Tagore's work as a Westerner, I am always reminded of the importance of caution. That is, I must be careful to not be too attached to the certainties I usually attach to my criteria for evaluation. When the author invites me to paint a picture, under his guidance, out of the materials of my mind, and I feel a certain resistance to even get started before recoiling, judging such a picture to be quite categorically in bad form, I must be cautious, and willing to question myself. Caution
4.5 Stars ......... .5 Star Deduction for an irritating ending and a wee bit of excess with the characters.
"What if I am unworthy? The true value of love is this, that it can ever bless the unworthy with its own prodigality. For the worthy, there are many rewards on Gods earth, but God has specially reserved love for the unworthy. "- Rabindranath Tagore, The Home and the World, 41This is a love story, but by no means a conventional one. It begins nine years after the marriage of our star-crossed lovers, Bimala and Nikhil. Bimala has become totally complacent to be just a housewife. She views herself
ঘরে বাইরে = Ghôre Baire or Ghare Baire = The Home and the World, Rabindranath TagoreThe Home and the World is a 1916 novel by Rabindranath Tagore. The book illustrates the battle Tagore had with himself, between the ideas of Western culture and revolution against the Western culture. These two ideas are portrayed in two of the main characters, Nikhil, who is rational and opposes violence, and Sandip, who will let nothing stand in his way from reaching his goals. These two opposing ideals are
"I am willing to serve my country, but my worship I reserve for Right which is far greater than my country. To worship my country as a god is to bring a curse upon it. "To tyrannize for the country is to tyrannize over the country How much can present day ultra-nationalists learn from him!The infatuation of a married woman for her husband's friend aside, this book tries to bring out the pros and cons of then prevailing tools used by freedom fighters. Were those tools, emotionally attractive as
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