রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুরের ঘরে বাইরে এবং আধুনিক নারী চেতনা Rabindranath Tagore's Ghore-Baire and Modern Women's Consciousness

Abstract

Rabindranath Tagore’s novel Ghore-Baire (The Home and The World) is a significant work in Bengali literature that raises critical questions regarding women’s self-identity, autonomy, and social agency. This paper analyzes the consciousness and psychological transformation of the central character, Bimala, as a representation of the modern woman. Initially, Bimala identifies herself as a woman confined to household duties and devoted to her husband’s service; however, with the advent of Sandip and her engagement with the political milieu, she gradually embarks on a journey of independent thought, self-realization, and the pursuit of autonomy. Drawing on Simone de Beauvoir’s concept of “becoming woman,” this study demonstrates that although Bimala evolves as a modern woman, she ultimately remains constrained within the existing social structure. As a modern woman situated within these structures, Bimala does not achieve complete liberation.