home and the world

The Home and the World is the English translation of Ghare-Batre (1919). The story revolves around the life of three protagonists Nikhilesh a wealthy and well-educated gentleman his young wile Bimala and his licry friend Sandip a fearless Swadeshi fighter Bimala influenced by Sandip abandons her customary role as a wife and begins to break free from her confining environment. But her transition comes at a great cost. Written at the time when India was still onder the rule of the British Empire the novel delibentes on the politics of its time. A clash of views for then and futuro India makes this novel an important read even today