Gora (novel)

Gora
Cover page of Gora (Hindi)
AuthorRabindranath Tagore
Original titleগোরা (White)
LanguageBengali
GenreNovel
Set inBengal
Publication date
1910
Publication placeBritish India
Pages624
ISBN978-8-171-67755-9
Preceded byNoukadubi 
Followed byChaturanga 

Gora (Bengali: গোরা) is a novel by Rabindranath Tagore, set in Calcutta (now Kolkata), in the 1880s during the British Raj. It is the fifth in order of writing and the longest of Tagore's twelve novels. It is rich in philosophical debate on politics and religion.[1] Other themes include liberation, universalism, brotherhood, gender, feminism, caste, class, tradition versus modernity, urban elite versus rural peasants, colonial rule, nationalism and the Brahmo Samaj.[2][3]

The novel is the longest novel written by Tagore. It deeply influences the Indian society and emerged as a debate between Brahmo Samaj and Hinduism.

  1. ^ Indian Ruminations (5 January 2012). Tagore’s Idea of Nation and Nationalism in Gora – Nakul Kundra, Amritsar
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