![]() ![]() ![]() Thus, the need for self-identity and recognition was beginning to take root in the heart and soul of the people of India at that time. The novels clearly depict the British colonisation of India, the bold rejection of subjugation by the protagonists, and the reasons for doing so. The main focus in both the novels is on the discourse encompassing cultural, political, social, and economic issues which reflect the mindset of the people during those times. The protagonists from both the novels-represented by Nikhil, Bimala, Sandip (from The Home and the World) and Indranath, Ela, and Atin (from Four Chapters)-embody the happenings that took place during their subjugation by the British colonisers, amidst the Indian freedom struggle. We can take two of Tagore’s famous novels The Home and the World (1916) and Four Chapters (1934), which are set against the backdrop of political upheavals, for the purpose of examining this point. ![]() The postcolonial discourse in India has made many attempts to appropriate Tagore within its fold, and it is not that its arguments are weak. Even Edward Said has accorded Tagore the identity of a postcolonial thinker. Tagore has been portrayed as a unique postcolonial scholar who approached issues from a unique vantage point. There are striking similarities between the topics covered by Rabindranath Tagore’s works and the postcolonial literature. ![]()
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