Women Of The Tagore Household By Chitra Deb

Women of the Tagore Household, written by Chitra Deb and translated By Smita Chowdhry & Sona Roy

, chronicles the history of Tagore family, especially that part which has been away from the public spotlight. It is normal for the people to be curious about what happened in the family of Rabindranath Tagore, and the book Women of the Tagore Household satiates that very desire. The life and people of Bengal were greatly influenced by the Tagore family members.

Major Influence On Rabindranath

The Women of the Tagore Household were great lovers of literature, and were aesthetes who were brought up in the spiritually free and culturally rich environment of Bengal. The book Women of the Tagore Household by Chitra Deb introduces us to Mrinalini, the wife of Rabindranath, Kadambari, his sister in law and progressive Jnandanandini. It is said that Kadambari influenced Rabindranaths life in a major way. So far, most aspects of the life of these women are out of the public view, even though they achieved a lot in their life. Kadambini and Chandramukhi were the first female graduates in India. The field of music and dramatics was opened for women by Protiva where as Pragya wrote cookbooks which also teach women the homemaking skills.

Modern Bengali Classic

Overall, Women of the Tagore Household, by Chitra Deb is a modern Bengali classic which describes the story of Tagore family which was full of geniuses. The cultural life of Bengal was greatly influenced by the Women of the Tagore Household. Although the male figures of the family were more celebrated, the women of the family were no less eccentric or extraordinary. The research by author Chitra Deb into the life and times of these women is painstaking and detailed. The text of the book Women of the Tagore Household is rich and layered, though after reading the book you would definitely wish the translation should have arrived earlier.

They Helped The Women Move Forward

The book by Chitra Deb reveals whenever Rabindranath was trying to give his ideas final shape be it drama, music or dance, he always turned to these women. Therefore, even if the individual contribution of these women was not spectacular, they still deserve to be remembered for this contribution to the nation alone. The Women of the Tagore Household gave self confidence to the Bengali women and a wide road on which they could move forward.

by: Prasoon Kumar

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