Paper No. 201 Paper Name- Indian English Literature Pre - Independence Sem -3

1. NAME – NIYATI VYAS
ROLL NO. 14
PAPER NO. 201
PAPER NAME – INDIAN ENGLISH LITERATURE PRE-
INDEPENDENCE
TOPIC – THE ROLE OF A WOMEN IN THE HOME AND THE
WORLD
SUBMITTED TO – PROF. DILIPSIR BARAD
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

2. RABINDRANATH TAGORE
7th May 1861 – 7th August 1941

3. RABINDRANATH TAGORE
◦ Rabindranath Tagore was an Indian
polymath – poet, writer, playwright,
composer, philosopher, social
reformer and painter.
◦ He was a fellow of the Royal Asiatic
Society.

4. Continued…
◦He reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as
Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th
and early 20th centuries.
◦His novels, stories, songs, dance-dramas, and
essays spoke to topics political and personal.
◦His compositions were chosen by two nations as
national anthems: India's "Jana Gana Mana"
and Bangladesh's "Amar Shonar Bangla". The Sri
Lankan national anthem was inspired by his work.

5. THE HOME AND THE
WORLD
◦INTRODUCTION
◦The Home and the World is a 1916 novel
by Rabindranat Tagore.
◦The book illustrates the battle Tagore had with
himself, between the ideas of Western culture and
revolution against the Western culture.

6. ◦These two ideas are portrayed in two of the
main characters, Nikhilesh, who is rational and
opposes violence, and Sandip, who will let
nothing stand in his way from reaching his
goals.
◦These two opposing ideals are very important
in understanding the history of
the Bengal region and its contemporary
problems.
◦There is much controversy over whether or not
Tagore was attempting to

7. ROLE OF WOMEN
◦Bimala is an ideal housewife who has never set a foot
outside a certain section of her home after marriage.
◦She is obedient and devoted wife to Nikhil.
◦An indirect evolution of the role of women is seen in
the novel.

8. ◦ In the society described Bimala like most women blindly
worships her husband Nikhil
◦ This can be seen when Bimala is described ‘Taking the dust of
my husband’s feet without waking him.” and when she is
caught doing this act of reverence her reaction is “That had
nothing to do with merit. It was women’s heart which must
worship in order to love.”
◦ She blindly respects her husband without understanding or
having a grasp of who he is.

9. ◦ Another one of the many scenes that allude’s to a women’s
place in this society is when Nikhil and Sandip argue and
Bimala is asked her opinion which she finds an unusual in
addition to “Never before to had I had an opportunity of
being present at discussion between my husband and his
men friends.”
◦ To further prove this in Nikhil’s story the role of a women
seen clearly ,”up till now Bimala was my homemade Bimala
product of the confined space and the daily routine of small
duties.”
◦ The indirect references and descriptions are quite frequent
throughout the novel and clearly allows reader to get a sense
of what women were subject to and their overall role in
society.

10. EXAMPLE
◦In Hinduism, Savitri and Satyavan are a legendary
couple, known for Savitri’s love and devotion to her
husband Satyavan.
◦According to the legend, princess Savitri marries an
exiled prince named Satyavan, who was prophesied
to die early.
◦The later part of legend focuses on Savitri's wit and
love, which saved her husband from the death
god Yama.

12. EXAMPLE
◦ We can see in MAHABHARATA or RAMAYANA queens or princesses only seats there
they are not allowed to speak anything in between.
◦ Prem ratan dhan payo movie is based on king and kingdom where we found one
scene where sonam goes behind the purdah when two male character are talking.

13. REFERENCES
◦ "Rabindranath Tagore". poetrabindranathtagore.tripod.com.
Retrieved 17 May 2021
◦ Lukacs, Gyorgy. Marxist Internet
Archive https://www.marxists.org/archive/lukacs/works/1922/t
agore.htm.
◦ Datta, Sandip Kumar. Rabindranath Tagore's The Home and
the World: A Critical Companion. Anthem Press, 2005
◦ Gaines, Luan. "The Home & the World." 2005. curledup,
Web. 25 Oct 2009.

14. ◦THANK YOU…..