2nd “Granthvarta” held by A.C. Joshi Library on book entitled “Gora” written by Rabindranath Tagore

Chandigarh, August 26, 2022: The 2nd “Granthvarta” was held today by A.C. Joshi Library on the book entitled “Gora” written by Shri Rabindranath Tagore. The Granthvarta was attended by Prof. Sudhir Kumar, University Librarian (Additional Charge), Prof. Jayanti Dutta, Deputy Director, HRDC and other professional staff members of the Library.
 
Prof. Jayanti Dutta, Deputy Director, HRDC talked about the book and said that Gora (1910) is Tagore’s fifth novel and generally considered his masterpiece. With its epic dimensions and the broad canvas of the social, cultural, religious and political life of the nineteenth century urban middle class Bengal, it was a landmark in the history of the Bengali novel. The novel is believed to be an expression of Tagore’s own transition from Hindu revivalism to universal brotherhood, from nationalism to internationalism, from acceptance of rigid Brahmoism and Hinduism to the religion of man.
 
The session ended with a vote of thanks by Dr. Neeraj Kumar Singh, Deputy Library, A.C. Joshi Library.