The postmaster by rabindranath tagore pdf download

View all 10 comments. Binoy while intelligent and educated, still is very heavily influenced by Gora. Gora represents nationalism, Binoy intellectualism, Lalita feminism, Poreshbabu wisdom, Anadamoyi motherhood, and Borodasundari orthodoxy. The tumultuous point-counterpoint, the arrogant urge to follow the rules of society, its necessity and importance had been swirling in mind for days and I was learning with each debate, making my own stand and within minutes Tagore came and broke that.

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By using our site, you agree to our collection of information through the use of cookies. To learn more, view our Privacy Policy. We apologize for this inconvenience. In Home Coming the character of Phatik is a fine study of the adolescent mind. Kabuliwala is study of peculiar bond of relationship between the people despite the vast hiatus of ages.

Here love transcends social barrier and makes us sympathize with a poor Kabuli fruit seller. The writer skillfully describes the beginning of friendship between Mini, a small Bengali girl of Calcutta and Rahman, the fruit-seller, who comes every year to Calcutta leaving his tiny daughter in his mountain home in Afghanistan. Tagore believed that man can upgrade morally and spiritually if he lives a life in close contact with nature. The Hidden Treasure is an apt illustration of that. In the stories In the Night and The Hungry Stones , Tagore created a world of supernatural thrill, suspense, mystery and fear.

A solitary marble palace built by Emperor Mahmud Shah II for his pleasure and luxury about years ago is the background of the story, The Hungry Stones.

Tagore hated the prevailing education system which cramped the personality of the children. Problems faced by the wards by their teachers are mirrored in Housewife. In The Exercise Book the agony of a child is presented. Tarapada is after his heart, a settled life is not for him. The village is near a factory, and the. Describing the feeling of sympathy of the main character, the postmaster, Tagore made a conclusion: "After that comes the misery of awakening, and then once again the longing to get back into the maze of the same mistakes.

Orphaned girl-child Ratan draws water for him and cooks for him. The postmaster occupies his leisure in teaching her how to read and write. This creates in Ratan a desire for self-improvement as well as an affection for her teacher and employer.