Chaturanga (novel)

Chaturanga^[1] is a novel by Rabindranath Tagore, widely considered a landmark in Bengali literature. The novel was published in 1916. 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, the story of Damini a widow and Jyathamoshai, an idealist person.

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

References

1. Tagore, Rabindranath (1963). Cha Chaturanga: a novel Check |url= value (help). Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7201-400-1.