Chaturanga (novel)

Chaturanga[1] (Bengali: চতুরঙ্গ; English: Quartet) is a novel by Rabindranath Tagore, widely considered a landmark in Bengali literature.[2] The novel was published in 1916.[3][4] The story of the novel follows the journey of a young man named Sreebilas (the narrator), his meeting with his best friend, philosopher and guide Sachis, the story of Damini a widow and Jyathamoshai, an idealist person.[2]

The novel consists of four chapters, each named for these main characters of the novel. Thus named Chaturanga, which in Sanskrit means "four parts", a "quartet".

In 2008, Chaturanga film was released, based on this novel.[5]

References
  1. Tagore, Rabindranath (1963). Chaturanga: a novel. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7201-400-1.
  2. "দৈনিক জনকন্ঠ || 'চতুরঙ্গ' এক অন্য রবীন্দ্রনাথ". দৈনিক জনকন্ঠ. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  3. RisingBD. "কবিগুরুর সাহিত্যকর্ম". RisingBD Online Bangla News Portal. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
  4. Amrit Sen (1 May 2010). Rabindranath Tagore: Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, Vol 2, No. 4, 2010. Rupkatha Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities. pp. 641–. GGKEY:PR9Q88W51XZ.
  5. "Chaturanga (Bangla) - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2020-08-02.
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