He is fair-faced, broad-shouldered and excessively tall, resembling more a Britisher, than his own short statured, stocky Brahmin father, Krishnadayal.

Even before their affair could begin, Binoy is assailed with the doubts of their union, apprehensive of opposition by vehement Brahmanical traditions and overflowing zealous reproach of Christian influenced Brahmo Samaj.Īt the crucial point of Binoy’s doubts enters GORA- the main protagonist of the novel. And, it becomes apparent that they belong to two different societies- one is a staunch believer of Hindu idols and the other is a passionate modern day reformist. A wide gulf of social inhibitions color the understanding of Binoy and Sucharita.

Binoy, with the honest zeal of an ardent lover pines to embrace his lady love in a life long vow of bliss and joy.īut, in keeping with the curious tradition of human heart always being attracted by the forbidden fruit, pretty soon, it turns out that our two young lovers are opposite banks of a flooded, weather struck, naughty monsoon river. It turns out that they are next-door neighbors, and a curious turn of events makes Binoy a fast friend of Sucharita’s younger brother, giving him easy entry into her house and social circle. The novel begins on a light note of a young man Binoy being affected by the pangs of love on hearing a Baul singer, and almost instantaneously, falling in love with a beautiful young girl, Sucharita. But, Gora is a different class in itself! Though, as a die hard fan of Tagore’s realistic approach towards the intricacies of life, there is hardly a piece of his writing, that I could ever look over. A burning topic of social reform in pre-independence era intertwined with the sweet sour love affair of young hearts makes for quite an interesting read. In the below list, only the most notable are shown.Gora is a true Tagore novel, rich in philosophical debate on politics and religion with a deep understanding of human emotions.

Note that not all translations are of the same quality. For instance, The Supreme Night, One Night and A Single Night are all translations of the same story. With many of Tagore's stories, there has been more than one translation by more than one translator. This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items.

Gora by rabindranath tagore