Ghare-bāire

About “Ghare-bāire”

Set on a Bengali noble's estate in 1908, the novel follows Bimala, who is caught between her duties to her husband, Nikhil, and the demands made on her by the radical leader, Sandip. Her struggle to reconcile the conflicting pressures of her domestic life and the political world mirrors the broader conflict in India, culminating in a tragic outcome that foreshadows the unrest of 1947.