Rabindranath Tagore: Short Stories Lesson Plan

The stories in this collection were all written in Tagore's most fertile decade for writing short stories, the 1890s. Each story is a poignant glimpse into the life of a character representing one of a range of demographics including young, old, male, female, rich, poor, married, widowed, highly educated or unskilled. Indian social issues of the time feature prominently, with stories that deal with the bridal dowry system, wealth and status, murder, spiritual and physical illness, and property rights. The many beautiful poetic passages in the collection deserve special consideration in view of Tagore's renown as a poet, as do the musical references in the stories which have a special...