![]() ![]() Binoy, with the honest zeal of an ardent lover pines to embrace his lady love in a life long vow of bliss and joy.īut, in keeping with the curious tradition of human heart always being attracted by the forbidden fruit, pretty soon, it turns out that our two young lovers are opposite banks of a flooded, weather struck, naughty monsoon river. It turns out that they are next-door neighbors, and a curious turn of events makes Binoy a fast friend of Sucharita’s younger brother, giving him easy entry into her house and social circle. The novel begins on a light note of a young man Binoy being affected by the pangs of love on hearing a Baul singer, and almost instantaneously, falling in love with a beautiful young girl, Sucharita. ![]() But, Gora is a different class in itself! Though, as a die hard fan of Tagore’s realistic approach towards the intricacies of life, there is hardly a piece of his writing, that I could ever look over. A burning topic of social reform in pre-independence era intertwined with the sweet sour love affair of young hearts makes for quite an interesting read. Gora is a true Tagore novel, rich in philosophical debate on politics and religion with a deep understanding of human emotions. ![]()
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