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This document provides an overview and summary of Rabindranath Tagore's novel The Home and the World. It discusses Tagore's views on nationalism versus universalism. The novel deals with three main characters - Nikhil, a progressive landlord who represents Tagore's view of constructive patriotism; Sandip, a charismatic nationalist leader who represents aggressive nationalism; and Nikhil's wife Bimala, who is torn between their perspectives. It examines how Bimala becomes swept up in Sandip's nationalist rhetoric and loses her individual identity. Through these characters, Tagore critiques extremist nationalism and the failures of the contemporary Swadeshi movement in India.

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1 The Home and the World in Nationalism vs Universalism Presented by Bhavna Sosa
2 Bhavna Sosa Semester:3 Roll no. 2 Paper : 201 Indian English Literature Pr- Independence Topic : The Home and the World in Nationalism vs Universalism Submitted by : S. B. Gardiner Department of English MKBU
Rabindranath Tagor : He was born on May 7, 1861, Calcutta India. Bengali poet, short-story writer, song composer, playwright, essayist, and painter. In 1913 he became the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
About Novel : The Home and the World In the original Bengali Ghare Baire Written by Rabindranath Tagore Published in 1916 Notable work : Gora Kabuliwala Gitanjali
Nationalism vs universalism : Tagores vision of human unity and equality, and his critique of modern civilization with its twin principles of materialism and nationalism, is recurrent in all his works. The Home and The World, produced out of the ravages of time, relives some of the poets own anguish.
The novel deals with the experiences of three characters during the volatile period of Swadeshi: Nikhil, a benevolent, enlightened , and progressive Zamindar: his friend Sandip, a charismatic nationalist leader. Nikhils wife Bimala who is happy at the outset in her traditional role as a Zamindarswife.
7 Nikhil represents Tagores view of patriotism on constructive lines rather than political, emotional and tyrannical approach. Sandip represents aggressive nationalism rather than ethical or human grounds. Bimala is torn between the two contradictory elements of truth and force, reason and emotion, idealism and opportunism.
The spell of Sandip is so profound that under his influence. Bimala forgets her individual identity and she identifies herself as a sole representative of Bengal womanhood. Bimalas attraction was primarily due to her admiration for the leadership and surprisingly effective speeches he delivered on economic and political nationalism.
9 Rabindranath who had himself played a leading part in the Swadeshi movement in is earlier phase, here depicts through Bimala how the women folk of Bengal became stired heart and soul during Swadeshi Movement. Through the character of Sandip, Tagore openly criticized the extremist nationalists of the then Swadeshi movement. The lapses of Sandip represent the lapses of Swadeshi.
10 The failure of Bimala represents the failure of Swadeshi movement. The attack on Nikhil is parallel to the attack on Tagore. Tagores global sentiment through Nikhil when Sandip arbitrarily equates God with nation, Sandip: I truly believe my country to be my God. Nikhil: If that is what you really believe, there should be no difference for you between man and man and so between country and country (The Home and The World) P.37.
Citation : Britannica, The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia. "Rabindranath Tagore". Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Oct. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/facts/Rabindranath-Tagore. Accessed 1 October 2022. ShreeRamulu, Dr. P. The Home and the World Nationalism vs Universalism , vol. 6, no. 2, Feb. 2020. Mohammad, A.Quayum,Paradisiacal Imagination: Rabindranath Tagores Vision of Non-national Neo-Universalism, The Australian Journal of Trans- national Writing, Vol.1, March, 2005,P.1. Atkinson, David W. Tagores The Home and The World: A Call for a New World Order, (International, Review, 20 February, 1993) pp.95-98.
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Indian English Literature Pre Independence .pptx

  • 1. 1 The Home and the World in Nationalism vs Universalism Presented by Bhavna Sosa
  • 2. 2 Bhavna Sosa Semester:3 Roll no. 2 Paper : 201 Indian English Literature Pr- Independence Topic : The Home and the World in Nationalism vs Universalism Submitted by : S. B. Gardiner Department of English MKBU
  • 3. Rabindranath Tagor : He was born on May 7, 1861, Calcutta India. Bengali poet, short-story writer, song composer, playwright, essayist, and painter. In 1913 he became the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature.
  • 4. About Novel : The Home and the World In the original Bengali Ghare Baire Written by Rabindranath Tagore Published in 1916 Notable work : Gora Kabuliwala Gitanjali
  • 5. Nationalism vs universalism : Tagores vision of human unity and equality, and his critique of modern civilization with its twin principles of materialism and nationalism, is recurrent in all his works. The Home and The World, produced out of the ravages of time, relives some of the poets own anguish.
  • 6. The novel deals with the experiences of three characters during the volatile period of Swadeshi: Nikhil, a benevolent, enlightened , and progressive Zamindar: his friend Sandip, a charismatic nationalist leader. Nikhils wife Bimala who is happy at the outset in her traditional role as a Zamindarswife.
  • 7. 7 Nikhil represents Tagores view of patriotism on constructive lines rather than political, emotional and tyrannical approach. Sandip represents aggressive nationalism rather than ethical or human grounds. Bimala is torn between the two contradictory elements of truth and force, reason and emotion, idealism and opportunism.
  • 8. The spell of Sandip is so profound that under his influence. Bimala forgets her individual identity and she identifies herself as a sole representative of Bengal womanhood. Bimalas attraction was primarily due to her admiration for the leadership and surprisingly effective speeches he delivered on economic and political nationalism.
  • 9. 9 Rabindranath who had himself played a leading part in the Swadeshi movement in is earlier phase, here depicts through Bimala how the women folk of Bengal became stired heart and soul during Swadeshi Movement. Through the character of Sandip, Tagore openly criticized the extremist nationalists of the then Swadeshi movement. The lapses of Sandip represent the lapses of Swadeshi.
  • 10. 10 The failure of Bimala represents the failure of Swadeshi movement. The attack on Nikhil is parallel to the attack on Tagore. Tagores global sentiment through Nikhil when Sandip arbitrarily equates God with nation, Sandip: I truly believe my country to be my God. Nikhil: If that is what you really believe, there should be no difference for you between man and man and so between country and country (The Home and The World) P.37.
  • 11. Citation : Britannica, The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia. "Rabindranath Tagore". Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Oct. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/facts/Rabindranath-Tagore. Accessed 1 October 2022. ShreeRamulu, Dr. P. The Home and the World Nationalism vs Universalism , vol. 6, no. 2, Feb. 2020. Mohammad, A.Quayum,Paradisiacal Imagination: Rabindranath Tagores Vision of Non-national Neo-Universalism, The Australian Journal of Trans- national Writing, Vol.1, March, 2005,P.1. Atkinson, David W. Tagores The Home and The World: A Call for a New World Order, (International, Review, 20 February, 1993) pp.95-98.