Chaturanga (Bengali: চতুরঙ্গ; English: Quartet) is a novel by Rabindranath Tagore, widely considered a landmark in Bengali literature. The novel was published in 1916. The story of the novel follows the journey of a young man named Sreebilas (the narrator), his meeting with his best friend, philosopher, and guide Sachis, and the story of Damini a widow, and Jyathamoshai, an idealist person.
The novel consists of four chapters, each named after the main characters of the novel. Thus, it is named Chaturanga, which in Sanskrit means "four parts," a "quartet."
The film Chaturanga, based on the novel, was released in 2008.
References
- Tagore, Rabindranath (1963). Chaturanga: a novel. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7201-400-1.
- ^ 'চতুরঙ্গ' এক অন্য রবীন্দ্রনাথ. Janakantha (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- কবিগুরুর সাহিত্যকর্ম. RisingBD.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-08-02.
- Amrit Sen (1 May 2010). Rabindranath Tagore: Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, Vol 2, No. 4, 2010. Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities. pp. 641–.
- "Chaturanga (Bangla)". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
External links
- rabindra-rachanabali.nltr.org (Bengali)
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