Chaturanga (Tagore novel)

Chaturanga^[1] (Bengali: চতুরঙ্গ; English: Quartet) is a novel by Rabindranath Tagore, widely considered^{[by whom?]} 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, and the story of Damini a widow, and Jyathamoshai, an idealist person.^[2]

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

The film Chaturanga, based on the novel, was released in 2008.^[5]

• rabindra-rachanabali.nltr.org (Bengali)

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