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Number of Pages
128
Age Group
All
Language
English
Book Summary
This is a literary fiction novel set against the freedom movement in pre-Independent India. It delves into how passion and politics intertwine, pushing characters to question loyalty, duty, and the cost of belief. The intended readers are adults who enjoy historical drama, moral complexity, and intense character studies, told with a contemplative and evocative tone.
The narrative follows a young working woman drawn into an underground political circle and a poet who becomes wary of the movement’s methods. Through their intertwined lives, the story probes how zeal can blur ethics, how love can complicate conviction, and how individuals navigate loyalty when public ideals collide with personal judgment.
A fresh translation brings the original voice into a contemporary cadence, while preserving the charged atmosphere of the era. Readers are placed in crowded rooms, secret meetings, and long nights of debate, feeling the urgency and fragility of idealism as the characters wrestle with truth, trust, and the price of commitment.
After finishing, readers gain a nuanced understanding of how personal choices intersect with larger social movements, plus a renewed curiosity about history, ethics, and the human dimensions of political struggle. The book leaves a lasting impression of resilience, introspection, and a deeper appreciation for literature that probes difficult questions.
Product Details
Author
Rabindranath Tagore
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Number of Pages
128
Language
English
SKU
9780143452645
ISBN
9780143452645
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
12.9x1.02x19.81cm
Binding
Paperback
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Rabindranath Tagore Was A Nobel Laureate For Literature (1913) As Well As One Of Indias Greatest Poets And The Composer Of Independent Indias National Anthem, As Well As That Of Bangladesh. He Wrote Successfully In All Literary Genres, But Was First And Foremost A Poet, Publishing More Than 50 Volumes Of Poetry. He Was A Bengali Writer Who Was Born In Calcutta And Later Traveled Around The World. He Was Knighted In 1915, But Gave Up His Knighthood After The Massacre Of Demonstrators In India In 1919. Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) Was A Painter, Philosopher, Playwright, Musician And Social Reformer, In Addition To Being A Poet And Writer. He Was Instrumental In Reshaping Bengali Writing, Music And Indian Art In Theate Nineteenth And Early Twentieth Centuries. He Became The First Non- European To Receive The Nobel Prize Initerature For His Famous Collection Of Poems, Gitanjali. Tagore Was Referred To As ‘The Poet Of Bengal’, And Also Went By The Names Gurudev And Biswakabi. Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) Was The Fourteenth Son Of Debendranath Tagore And Sarada Devi, And Started Writing Early In His Life. He Joined The Swadeshi Movement Against The British In The 1900S. He Won The Nobel Prize For Literature In 1913, And Used His Earnings To Partly Fund His School And University, Visva-Bharati In Santiniketan. His Influence On Bengali Culture Extends Far Beyond His Highly Regarded Poetry And Prose, Into Music, Visual Art, And Theatre. Arunava Sinha Translates Classic, Modern, And Contemporary Bengali Fiction And Non-Fiction From Bangladesh And India Into English. He Also Translates Fiction From English Into Bengali. Over Seventy Of His Translations Have Been Published So Far In India, The Uk, And The Usa. He Has Won India’S Top Translation Prize, The Crossword Award For Translated Books, Twice. He Teaches At Ashoka University, Where He Is Also The Co-Director Of The Ashoka Centre For Translation, And Is The Books Editor At Scroll.In.