Chaturanga (Tagore novel) explained

Chaturanga^[1] (Bengali: চতুরঙ্গ; English: Quartet) is a novel by Rabindranath Tagore, widely considered a landmark in Bengali literature. The novel was published in 1916.^{[2] [3]} The story of the novel follows the journey of a young man named Sreebilas (the narrator), his meeting with his best friend, philosopher and guide Sachis, the story of Damini a widow and Jyathamoshai, an idealist person.^[4]

The novel consists of four chapters, each named for these main characters of the novel.Thus named Chaturanga, which in Sanskrit means "four parts", a "quartet".

The film Chaturanga, based on the novel, was released in 2008.^[5]

External links

• rabindra-rachanabali.nltr.org (Bengali)

Notes and References

1. Book: Chaturanga: a novel . Tagore, Rabindranath . Sahitya Akademi . 1963 . 978-81-7201-400-1 .
2. News: bn:কবিগুরুর সাহিত্যকর্ম . https://www.risingbd.com/art-literature/news/60738 . 2020-08-02 . RisingBD.com . bn.
3. Book: Amrit Sen . Rabindranath Tagore: Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, Vol 2, No. 4, 2010 . 1 May 2010 . Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities . 641–.
4. News: bn:'চতুরঙ্গ' এক অন্য রবীন্দ্রনাথ . https://www.dailyjanakantha.com/details/article/363438/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%99%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%97-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A5/ . 2020-08-02 . Janakantha . bn.
5. News: Chaturanga (Bangla) . 2020-08-02 . The Indian Express.