Home and the World

Home and the World is a 1916 novel by Rabindranath Tagore, a prominent Bengali poet and the first Asian Nobel laureate in Literature. The story unfolds on the estate of Nikhil, a wealthy nobleman, whose tranquil life with his wife Bimala is disrupted by the arrival of Sandip, a radical revolutionary. This love triangle explores themes of nationalism, personal freedom, and the conflict between tradition and modernity, reflecting the socio-political landscape of early 20th-century India.