‘A Single Night’ is a realistic romance or dramatic short story penned by Indian writer Rabindranath Tagore also known as Gurudev. The story is simplistic and centers around the narrator’s role in life or existence. The narrator, a young eighteen plus boy, seeks to find a reason for his existence. He tries to find it while participating in the activities of the Indian National … [Read more...] about ‘A Single Night’ by Rabindranath Tagore: Short Story Analysis
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‘Profit and Loss’ by Rabindranath Tagore: Short Story Analysis
‘Profit and Loss’ penned by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, is a story based on the evil of dowry debt. Ramsundar Mitra, who has one girl of marriageable age, gets her an educated, broad-minded husband. However, the boy’s in-laws are vicious and greedy for easy money, and what better way to procure such money than by forcing a huge dowry of ten thousand rupees along with other … [Read more...] about ‘Profit and Loss’ by Rabindranath Tagore: Short Story Analysis
‘The Living and the Dead’ by Rabindranath Tagore: Short Story Analysis
‘The Living and the Dead’ is a psychological and realistic short story penned by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore to create awareness amongst Indians regarding social issues and feminist themes. ‘The Living and the Dead’ is a form of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century Bengali fiction based on a feminist theme and deals with the various social and cultural issues concerning … [Read more...] about ‘The Living and the Dead’ by Rabindranath Tagore: Short Story Analysis
‘The Postmaster’ by Rabindranath Tagore: Short Story Analysis
‘The Postmaster’ by Rabindranath Tagore: Short Story Analysis ‘The Postmaster’ is a story of rural Bengal penned by the Nobel prize-winning writer, Rabindranath Tagore. It is a sentimental piece about the love a young pre-teen girl had for a young postmaster who had come to work in the village of Ulapur. Rabindranath Tagore was a freedom fighter and is most remembered for … [Read more...] about ‘The Postmaster’ by Rabindranath Tagore: Short Story Analysis