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When a feudal lord from a far off place arrives in his boat, the villagers get all worked up and women who happen to be at the river bank draw veils over their faces like a set of curtains hanging down to the ends of their nares. Mrinmayee nevertheless rushes to the riverside holding a naked child, waltzing her curls over her back and observes the new arrival with curiosity like a fearless fawn of a land sans hunters and predators and finally returning to her own band of boys gives an elaborate account of the nuances of this newly-arrived creature. A romping non-conforming feminine nature bespeaks itself and pulsates unceasingly in the eyes and aspect of this girl like a swift free-roaming wild antelope and makes her vibrant face unforgettable.
On the day of Apurba's return from Kolkata, the frame-up is near-perfect. Riverside, overshadowed by trees, birds singing, the morning sun, of twenty years age; agreed that the pile of bricks isn't as much praiseworthy but the personage who occupies that seat pleasantly casts her grace on its hard arid constitution. In a few days, Apurba wishes to wed Mrinmayee.
It may seem that Apurba is guilty of forcing Mrinmayee into an arranged marriage. However, her parents agree to the proposal against their daughter's wish giving Apurba the false impression that she had given her consent. Apurba wishes to abide in glory like a god and accept only that which is offered in gift, rather than take what he can. And he promises not to return home to her until she writes to him. This is the story of a young girl's coming of age in a conservative society but with a liberal husband. To be able to write it in such detail Tagore must have had tremendous faith in the power of feminine sexuality
On the day of Apurba's return from Kolkata, the frame-up is near-perfect. Riverside, overshadowed by trees, birds singing, the morning sun, of twenty years age; agreed that the pile of bricks isn't as much praiseworthy but the personage who occupies that seat pleasantly casts her grace on its hard arid constitution. In a few days, Apurba wishes to wed Mrinmayee.
It may seem that Apurba is guilty of forcing Mrinmayee into an arranged marriage. However, her parents agree to the proposal against their daughter's wish giving Apurba the false impression that she had given her consent. Apurba wishes to abide in glory like a god and accept only that which is offered in gift, rather than take what he can. And he promises not to return home to her until she writes to him. This is the story of a young girl's coming of age in a conservative society but with a liberal husband. To be able to write it in such detail Tagore must have had tremendous faith in the power of feminine sexuality
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Rabindranath Tagore
2,587 books4,264 followersAwarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 "because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West."
Tagore modernised Bengali art by spurning rigid classical forms and resisting linguistic strictures. His novels, stories, songs, dance-dramas, and essays spoke to topics political and personal. Gitanjali (Song Offerings), Gora (Fair-Faced), and Ghare-Baire (The Home and the World) are his best-known works, and his verse, short stories, and novels were acclaimed—or panned—for their lyricism, colloquialism, naturalism, and unnatural contemplation. His compositions were chosen by two nations as national anthems: India's Jana Gana Mana and Bangladesh's Amar Shonar Bangla.
The complete works of Rabindranath Tagore (রবীন্দ্র রচনাবলী) in the original Bengali are now available at these third-party websites:
http://www.tagoreweb.in/
http://www.rabindra-rachanabali.nltr....
Tagore modernised Bengali art by spurning rigid classical forms and resisting linguistic strictures. His novels, stories, songs, dance-dramas, and essays spoke to topics political and personal. Gitanjali (Song Offerings), Gora (Fair-Faced), and Ghare-Baire (The Home and the World) are his best-known works, and his verse, short stories, and novels were acclaimed—or panned—for their lyricism, colloquialism, naturalism, and unnatural contemplation. His compositions were chosen by two nations as national anthems: India's Jana Gana Mana and Bangladesh's Amar Shonar Bangla.
The complete works of Rabindranath Tagore (রবীন্দ্র রচনাবলী) in the original Bengali are now available at these third-party websites:
http://www.tagoreweb.in/
http://www.rabindra-rachanabali.nltr....
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June 23, 2022
nice story
This story is different from what I’m used to reading. It’s a different culture too. It’s nice to learn new things from different life styles and places. It’s a sweet story and I was really glad how it ended.
This story is different from what I’m used to reading. It’s a different culture too. It’s nice to learn new things from different life styles and places. It’s a sweet story and I was really glad how it ended.
October 1, 2021
Delightful
June 2, 2022
A gentle sweet story about the coming of age of a wild village girl and love of a young man who studies law. A fine depiction of the emotions that swirl in and out and around the families.
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