Three Women

Ignored by her well-meaning husband Charulata falls in love with a high-spirited young cousin in The Broken Nest (Nashtaneer 1901). Sharmila in Two Sisters (Dui Bon 1933) witnesses her husband sink her fortunes and his passion into his business - and her sister. And the invalid Neeraja finds her life slowly ebbing away as a new love awakens for her beloved husband in The Arbour (Malancha 1934). Romantic subtle and nuanced Rabindranath Tagore’s novellas are about the undercurrents in relationships the mysteries of love the ties and bonds of marriage and above all about the dreams and desires of women. About the Author Rabindranath Tagore is an acclaimed poet short story writer playwright and novelist who has explored and left an imprint on all facets of the literary genre. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature and his composition ‘Jana Gana Mana’ has been adopted by India as its national anthem. He is the founder of ShantiNiketan.