chokher bali is the story of four souls mahendra, binodini. ashalata and bihari..their thoughts, their beliefs, their cravings, their understanding all mixed with a certain dose of passion and lust. binodini is a ravishingly beautiful young girl entangled in the shackles of her widowhood, ashalata is a naive, innocent bengali young bride, mahendra is a typically educated bengali-babu. a doctor by profession, he is always biased with only his wants, his desires and is very judgemental in the r...

Tagore has said about the novel, "I have always regretted the ending".

Chokher Bali is a complex tapestry woven by the emotional interplay between five finely defined characters: the impulsive and weak Mahendra, his adoring mother Rajlakshmi, the frail and sensitive Asha, the strong willed, silent Behari, and the self-willed and irresistibly attractive, scheming Binodini. It is not storytelling, but as Tagore himself says in his preface “a revelation of the secrets of the heart".

A vivid p...

I happened to read this book recently and it wasn't through Flipkart. Yet I would like to share my thoughts about the book as this is one of those books which remains in your heart, days after you have finished reading.
Rabindranath Tagore has won my heart with this novel and it is the emotions that he so beautifully personifies as his protagonists that make him the master craftsman that he is.
The story ends most beautifully. If the writer chose to end the story otherwise, it would certainly...

A must read novel by Tagore. The characters and plots will take you to another era. Great delivery by flipkart with attractive packing as well.

Chokher Bali is one of the most celebrated and critically acclaimed novels of a true literary genius Tagore. Tagore- a master craftsman is endowed with lyrical talents which has immense capability to transfer the reader to the state of trance. Tagore projects tangled web woven with contrasting forces of culture and heritage at one side and desperate desires or wants on the other side of the scale of value judgement.
Chokher Bali is a brilliantly written saga about trajectory of human emotio...

It is an excellent read, just like any of Tagore's novels. This translation by Radha Chakravarty is brilliant. One cannot escape the mindblowing use of similes and metaphors. She was my teacher in my undergrad and one of the best teachers I have come across. I just can't get enough of the comparisons and imagery used in this particular text. I have already suggested this book to many of my friends.

My favourite story

A must read classic

Good book

Nice story