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Digvijay Pandya, Lovely Professional University Unit 3: Chitra by Rabindranath Tagore

Unit 3: Chitra by Rabindranath Tagore Notes

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction

3.1 About the Author
3.1.1 Early Life 1861–1878
3.1.2 Santiniketan 1901–1932

3.1.3 Twilight Years 1932–1941
3.2 Works
3.2.1 Dramas
3.3 Chitra
3.3.1 Summary of the Play

3.3.2 Characters of the Play
3.4 Critical Analysis of ‘Chitra’
3.5 Feminism in ‘Chitra’, ‘Natirpuja’ and ‘Chandalika’

3.6 Summary
3.7 Keywords
3.8 Review Questions
3.9 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:

Know about the life of Rabindranath Tagore
Understand Tagore's works and writing style
Analyse and understand Tagore's ‘Chitra’

Introduction

Humanitarian, writer and poet, Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to be bestowed the
Nobel Prize for Literature. He also played a major role in the revival of the modern India.
Tagore is most commonly known for his poetry, but he has written articles, plays, novels and
short stories. He took a keen interest in a widespread range of artistic, cultural and social
endeavours. He has been described as one of the first 20th century’s global man.

“So I repeat we never can have a true view of man unless we have a love for him. Civilisation
must be judged and prized, not by the amount of power it has developed, but by how much it has
evolved and given expression to, by its laws and institutions, the love of humanity.”
—Sadhana: The Realisation of Life, (1916)

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