Rabindranath Tagore was aware of the potentially volatile content of Char Adhyay, hislas and thirteenth novel, written when was seventy two., Who is a real partiot? Is liberation to be achieved by rhetorial slogans, ascentic militarism, conformity and ruthless external disciplines? How can one be true to one self in the making of a nation.Questions that make this tragic story of two lovers central to our times.In his Kaifiat published after the hostile reception to the novel, Tagore reitreates that the real movement in the text is towards a summation of the passion of the lovers. Its consummation, we sense, is in resonant death. About Author : Rimli Bhattacharya trained in comparative Literature at Jadavpur and Brown Universities and has lived and worked in various parts of India and other countries. She is currently with teh Department of English at the University of Delhi.She has researched extensively of 19th century theatre in India: Binodini Dasi, My story and My Life as an actress was published by Kali for women in 1998. Contents : AcknowledgementsPreludeThe Four ChaptersNotesFicsimile pages of the Bangla MSOn Translating char adhyayaPre textA ResponseMy Mistress of the Line
