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Title: The Home and the World
Author: Rabindranath Tagore
Release Date: December 2004 [EBook #7166] [Yes, we are more than one year
ahead of schedule] [This file was first posted on March 18, 2003]
Edition: 10
Language: English
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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE HOME AND THE
WORLD ***
The Home and the World
Rabindranath Tagore
[1861-1941]
Translated [from Bengali to English] by Surendranath Tagore London: Macmillan,
1919 [published in India, 1915, 1916]
ISBN: 978-1-84331-100-3
[Frontispiece: --see woman.jpg]
“The Home and The world” by Rabindranath Tagore counter the political and
logistical nightmares of the 20th-century Indian caste system. Though the story
focuses on the dynamics of a marriage - that changes when a shadowy stranger
enters the fray. couple's life - but for the most part the novel feels like a
philosophical treatise. There are shifting perspectives among the characters
Bimala, Nikhil, and Sandip, and much of the book covers their inner and outer
dialogues as they examine serious issues such as tradition, the role of Men and
women in Indian culture, the nature of political change, the need for frequent
violence in political activism and other rhetorical exercises such as public interest
considerations.
 Bimala
In the opening pages of this novel, the reader is knowledgeable that Bimala does
not think about herself as a frequent beauty. Bimala is the principal personality of
the novel. She went thru the largest transformation in history, beginning as a
devoted worshiper of her husband until the arrival of Sandip. She realizes that she
misses her husband and is effortlessly seduced by way of the passionate Sandip,
although she constantly feels ashamed of this and now and then longs to sense
what she used to sense for her husband. She discovers Sandip's betrayal and
manipulation when he convinces her to steal her husband's money and feels
empowered when she rejects Sandip and admits to stealing Nikhil's money. As the
story progresses, she takes specific ideological positions, experimenting with
Sandip's way of thinking, however subsequently growing an average way of
wondering somewhere in the center of a humanist method of life. her husband's
morals and Sandip's Machiavellian. Bimala progresses in the novel from a humble
young woman who is devoted to her husband, to a wayward and sad wife who lets
Sandip's infatuation wreak havoc on her life. His humble beginnings account for
his relative lack of education. However, for the duration of the completely happy
instances when she desires nothing however Nikhil, she is not considered ignorant.
She comes from a negative family and has a darker complexion. Her dark
complexion likely played a big phase in her failure to see the splendor in herself
due to the racism of pores and skin coloration in India. In Bengali, the name
"Bimala" means pure, holy, and pure. These words are frequently used to describe
regular beauty, which is why the way Bimala sees herself contradicts the which
means of her name. Bimala is very cozy with her domestic life. She said: “I
examine in books that we are known as 'cage birds'. I can't communicate with
others, however, I have so much stuff in my cage that there is no vicinity for it in
the universe - at least is how I felt at the time". She feels that her region is at home
and there is no location for her somewhere else in the universe, however, her
husband, Nikhil, wishes her to broaden her horizons. Nikhil tells Bimala "The
world might prefer you." Bimala is an individual who is without difficulty
influenced, which may also explain why Nikhil wants her to go out into the world
and locate her. understand if the Life she is dwelling in is the life she wants. As
Nikhil wishes Bimala to broaden her worldview, they attend a Swadeshi movement
that gathers together, and Bimala's world is turned upside down. Although very
loyal to her husband, Bimala shortly fell in love with Sandip, the chief of the
Swadeshi movement. Since Bimala does not discover herself attractive, when
Sandip tells her that he has found her, this is one of the principal reasons why she
has a crush on him. As Bimala's person, Sandip finds it easy to control. A loyalist
to Bimala, Sandip convinces Bimala to steal money from Nikhil. This was very
unusual for Bimala and shortly confessed what she did to Nikhil. Bimala's
interplay with Sandip plays a very important function in figuring out who she is
and where she is in life. After expanding her horizons more than she thought, she
discovers that she is very content with her life as a housewife and loves the world
she lives in. Bimala compares herself to Bengalis for her newfound affection for
Sandip and the first-rate resurgence her USA is experiencing. Bengal experiences
many undesirable activities simply like Bimala experiences many undesirable ideas
of Sandip. It's nearly like Sandip is the representative of the British Empire, and
Bimala is the Bengali who does not favor Sandip but feels like she has no
manipulation over him, simply like the human beings in Bengal sense of the
British Empire. Bimala feels as lost as Bengal when us of a is divided. Just like
Bengal, Bimala is additionally divided but she is torn between the two guys in her
life. Bimala felt overwhelmed with her life and felt like she was once out of
control, just like how the people of Bengal felt when the British Empire tried to
take over their country. Bimala explained that right now the entirety of Bengal is
transferring at full velocity and the United States of America is going through
tough times. Bimala is additionally going thru a challenging time in her life trying
to locate her vicinity just like Bengal. Bengal can no longer hold back what it
needs as a country, simply as Bimala can't keep returning what she thinks she
wishes in her life.( Mitra,1995)

Nikhil
Nikhil used to be a right man who prided himself on his generosity and care.
Nikhil is the wealthy husband of Bimala, a service provider who owns an estate
and two markets in Bengal. He is skilled and has been described as "modern" and
has innovative views. He considers his spouse his equal and he will do his
exceptional to see her happy, even if it skill leaving him. As the story progresses,
he starts to experience that he is no longer ample for his wife. As a result, he turns
more and more melancholy, moving away from her and focusing on enhancing her
as he anticipates her departure. Nikhil is a humanist and he sees the dignity of
everyone, such as his enemies. What was unusually used to be that, given his
family's traditions and wealth, he ought to have married a girl of both splendor and
social standing? However, he marries Bimala, who is no longer beautiful. Nikhil's
love for Bimala and his marriage to her shows that he dislikes vanity. His desires
are very simple. Nikhil's perception used to be no longer a product of his
upbringing. He pursues a contemplative lifestyle and lives through the precepts of
his conscience. Such views allow him to be taken advantage of, such as by his
sister and Sandip. Nikhil's humanistic stance additionally prevents him from siding
with any particular faction; he sees fee in typical Indian and British methods of
thinking. This grew to be challenging for him as the story advanced as his failure
to explicitly denounce European colonialism led some to accept it as true with he
used to be on the side of European colonialism. Likewise, his humanistic stance is
complex in that it leads to low self-esteem. Nikhil not often asserts himself when
humans take gain of him because he frequently feels like he has no proper or no
proper to his property or thoughts. However, Nikhil's insistence on displaying
thoughtfulness and kindness alternatively than rushing into action puts him at odds
with naive idealists who dislike Sandip's rhetoric. Although his code of ethics puts
him at odds with the rioters and leads to tragic consequences, there is cause to
doubt that he's cozy with the outcome. Finally, Nikhil is something Tagore wishes
all and sundry to comply with as an example to be a phase of the movement. Nikhil
supports the Swadeshi movement, however, he does now not use violence to
acquire his goals. He sees his humans turning in opposition to each other when
they all want to unite. He hopes the message to the world may not contain violence
like Sandip's character did. Nikhil has constantly been a hero barring a doubt, and
he represents what Tagore wants the Swadeshi movement to follow to achieve
their freedom goals.

Sandip
Sandip is an Indian modern driven by his passions and he is the third important
character in the novel, finishing the love triangle. He is a guest in the home of
Nikhil and Bimala and his innovative thoughts and speeches have a massive effect
on Bimala. He is very vocal in his anti-imperialistic views and is an expert orator.
Sandip represents characteristics that are directly opposite to these Nikhil
possesses, for that reason drawing Bimala to Sandip. Bimala gets caught up in the
ideas that Sandip presents as well as the man himself. Her reputedly increasing
patriotism causes her to spend greater and greater time with Sandip. Early in the
story, he comes to stay with Bimala and Nikhil, even though he disagrees
extraordinary deal with Nikhil’s concept of an Indian revolution. If Nikhil
represents temperance and logic, Sandip represents intense thinking and passion.
He is a Machiavellian or even Nietzschean figure, believing that positive persons
stand outside the purview of regular justice or righteousness; exquisite figures, he
believes, do now not exhibit justice or sympathy however take what they are owed
by using the world. He sees some of his passion and beliefs about reclaiming India
in Bimala, and he intends to seduce her both as his political counterpart and lover,
but his compunctions prevent him from acting on the latter. Although he is an
expert in preserving composure for the duration of philosophical arguments, he
does not like to experience being powerless or foolish, and this is shown when he
grows irritated as Bimala starts offevolved to pull away from him after his
preliminary seduction of her. (Chaudhuri, 2008)

Bara Rani
Bara Rani is Bimala's sister-in-law. His relationship with Bimala is very strained. It
causes a lot of stress in the family. She also makes use of Nikhil to get the fabric
matters she desires. Bimala continuously complains about her to Nikhil. Bara Rani
jeers Bimala for assembly Sandip Babu. Rani is Nikhil's widowed sister. She
resented Bimala for marrying her brother and being manipulative and vindictive
closer to her. Throughout the story, she finds approaches to frequently insult or
compliment Bimala. She additionally orchestrates activities to upset or upset
Bimala. She additionally appears to take benefit of her brother's kindness, taking
money and gifts from him no matter understanding that he will now not retaliate
for her remedy of Bimala. In the remaining chapter, Nikhil realizes that this
resentment is due to her having no relationship or friendship with all and sundry
different than Nikhil. However, at the top of the story, it looks like Bimala and
Raini have a fragile appreciation of every other. Once Bimala confirmed
submission to Rani, the blended compliments grew to become much less and Rani
even wanted to help celebrate Bimala's birthday. Even then, the relationship
remains strained, and Rani ends up blaming Bimala for sending Nikhil to join the
Muslim rebellion at the end of the story.
In my point of view, set on the property of a Bengali nobleman in 1908, it is each a
love story and a novel of political awakening. The central character, Bimala, is torn
between the tasks of her husband, Nikhil, and the needs that the radical chief
Sandip imposes on her. At the commencement of the novel, Nikhil takes his wife
Bimala to a political rally in an strive to carry her out into the outdoor world and
have higher contact with "reality". Although Bimala had heard of Sandip before
this factor and had developed a relatively poor opinion of him, this was once the
first time she had heard Sandip speak. This event no longer solely modified her
view of Sandip but also influenced her entire outlook on life at domestic and in the
outside world. As the title suggests, the primary theme is the house's relationship
with the outside world. Nikhil loves modern western clothes and products and
loves Bimala with them. However, Bimala, by Hindu tradition, in no way leaves
the residence. His world is a clash between Western lifestyles and Indian
traditions. She likes the modern-day stuff that Nikhil brings to her, but when
Sandip pops around and talks about nationalism in such an energetic way, she sees
these things as a threat to the way of life. mine. Bimala's combat is with identity.
She is part of the country, however only acknowledged for her domestic and place
of origin is a mixture of many cultures. She is torn between assisting the ideals of a
country she knows she loves or working to make sure her home and her complete
world are free of conflict, and assisting her husband as one. Traditional Indian
better halves must do. Bimala is pressured to strive to figure out how her
traditional life can integrate with the cutting-edge world and no longer be ruined.
This topic is associated with the subject of nationalism as it is another way for
Tagore to warn about the possibility that nationalism can do more harm than good.
From the very first web page of the novel, Nikhil and Bimala's love and union are
illustrated as something sacred. Nikhil proves all through the story that it is plain
that he is devoted to his wife. He first proved this by way of marrying a female
from a bad family, while at the equal time accepting her dark skin. He went to
terrific lengths no longer solely to educate her but additionally to let her recognize
her area in the world and not simply her vicinity whilst imprisoned in their house.
He suggests his love by giving her freedom. Bimala also loves her husband but in a
much less cloth way. This is mirrored in Bimala's everyday "dusting" ritual, an
Indian reverence ritual no longer generally carried out using a wife in the direction
of her husband. Due to Bimala's intense devotion to Nikhil, at the opening of the
novel, the union between the two is viewed as unbreakable.
However, as the story progresses, Bimala is step by step overwhelmed by her
emotions for Sandip. In the end, she realizes that she has located in Sandip what
she longed for in Nikhil, the extreme ambition and even the violent protection of
her ideals. Her deep want for Sandip has led her to ruin her sacred union with
Nikhil, going so long way as to steal cash from her family's fund. Sandip indicates
his love for Bimala via idolatry. However, this idolatry is due to his freedom. 

References:
Mitra, I. (1995). “I WILL MAKE BIMALA ONE WITH MY COUNTRY”:
GENDER AND NATIONALISM IN TAGORE’S “THE HOME AND THE
WORLD.” Modern Fiction Studies, 41(2), 243–264.
http://www.jstor.org/stable/26285526
Chaudhuri, R. (2008). Tagore’s Home and the World [Review of Towards
Freedom: Critical Essays on Rabindranath Tagore’s “Ghare Baire” / “The Home
and the World,” by S. Sengupta, S. Roy, & S. Purkayastha]. Economic and
Political Weekly, 43(50), 23–25. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40278286