Chokher Bali (novel)

Chokher Bali
AuthorRabindranath Tagore
Translator
LanguageBengali
GenreNovel
Published
  • Serialised 1902-03
  • Book form 1903
Publication placeIndia
Published in English
1959
Media typePrint

Chokher Bali (চোখের বালি) is a 1903 Bengali novel by Rabindranath Tagore that revolves around the central character Binodini and her relationships with three individuals. It explores the extramarital affair between Binodini, a young widow, and Mahendra, an old suitor of hers, the complicated friendship with Asha, Mahendra's wife, and her mutually conflicting feelings with Behari, Mahendra's childhood best friend. The novel also highlights issues of female literacy, child marriage, patriarchy within the family, and the fate of widows during that era.[1]

  1. ^ Kemwal, Ashmita. "Portrayal of Women Characters in Chokher Bali and Chaturanga". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)