Chokher Bali  (English, Paperback, Tagore Rabindranath)

Chokher Bali is an enduring work written by the Nobel Prize winning Indian author, Rabindranath Tagore, which depicts complex human relationships. The Bengali work is translated to English by Radha Chakravarty.

Summary of the Book

Binodini is a captivatingly attractive widow who comes to live in Calcutta, in the house of Mahendra. Mahendra lives with his mother and newly-wedded wife, Asha. Although he is fond of his adorable wife, he is enormously fascinated by Binodini. On the other hand, Binodini is attracted to Bihari, but she never lets anyone know about it. She and Mahendra even flee one day, leaving the family shocked. Bihari brings them back to Calcutta, but will the broken family be able to live in perfect accord like it had before? Tagore delves into the most natural and intricate instincts of human connections beyond any traditional names and labels in Chokher Bali.

About Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore was an Indian poet, writer, and philosopher. His writings are considered the epitome of Bengali literature and several of his short stories and novels have been translated into many languages and have subsequently been adapted into hit movies. He is best remembered for: Gora, Kabuliwala, and The Home and the World. He was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, largely for the English translation of the Gitanjali. He was also conferred a knighthood by the British Empire which he renounced to protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.