The Home and the World 1916 (in the original Bengali, ঘরে বাইরে
Ghôre Baire) is a 1916 novel by
Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath. As a poet, novelist, musician, and playwright, he reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
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The book is set in early 20th century India in the estate of the rich
BengalBengal , is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent...
i noble Nikhil. He lives happily with his wife Bimala until the appearance of his friend and radical revolutionist, Sandip.
Sandip, a passionate and active man, is a contradiction to the peace-loving and somewhat passive Nikhil.
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The Home and the World 1916 (in the original Bengali, ঘরে বাইরে
Ghôre Baire) is a 1916 novel by
Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore , sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath. As a poet, novelist, musician, and playwright, he reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries...
.
Plot summary
The book is set in early 20th century India in the estate of the rich
BengalBengal , is a historical and geographical region in the northeast region of the Indian Subcontinent...
i noble Nikhil. He lives happily with his wife Bimala until the appearance of his friend and radical revolutionist, Sandip.
Sandip, a passionate and active man, is a contradiction to the peace-loving and somewhat passive Nikhil. He easily attracts the innocent and unsuspecting Bimala, creating a love triangle.
Although Nikhil figures out what is happening, he is a mature person and thus grants Bimala freedom to grow and choose what she wants in her life (as their marriage was arranged when she was a young girl). Meanwhile Bimala experiences the emotions of love for the first time in a manner which helps her understand that it is indeed her husband Nikhil who really loves her.
The novel ends with a secular riot. Nikhil is mortally wounded and Sandip leaves the city. Amulya who considered Bimala as her sister, and whom Bimala thinks of as her son (since she has no children ) dies.
Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
It was released as the film
Ghare BaireGhare Baire is a 1984 film by Bengali director Satyajit Ray, based upon the novel Ghare Baire by Rabindranath Tagore. It features Soumitra Chatterjee, Victor Banerjee , Jennifer Kendal and Swatilekha Chatterjee, married Sengupta...
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