Bimala

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Bimala is the central female protagonist and introspective narrator of Rabindranath Tagore’s novel "The Home and the World," whose personal awakening unfolds amid political and emotional turmoil.

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instanceOf Fictional character
Literary character
Narrator
Protagonist
appearsIn The Home and the World
appearsInGenre Political novel
Psychological novel
associatedWithConcept The home
The world
associatedWithTheme Conflict between tradition and modernity
Emotional turmoil
Marriage and fidelity
Moral conflict
Nationalism
Personal awakening
Political turmoil
Role of women in society
Swadeshi movement
centralConflict Choice between Nikhil and Sandip
Loyalty to husband versus attraction to nationalist leader
characterIn The Home and the World
countryOfOriginOfWork India
createdBy Rabindranath Tagore
culturalContext Bengali Renaissance
emotionallyInvolvedWith Sandip
gender Female
hasNarrativeMode First-person narration
hasRelationshipTypeWith Romantic tension with Sandip
languageOfWork Bengali
literaryFunction Embodiment of the clash between private and public spheres
Vehicle for critique of extremist nationalism
literaryWorkAuthor Rabindranath Tagore
marriedTo Nikhil
narratesPerspectiveOn Domestic life
Inner moral struggle
Nationalist politics
narrativeRole Introspective narrator
politicalContextInWork Swadeshi movement in Bengal
roleInWork Central female protagonist
settingOfWork Bengal
spouseInWork Nikhil
symbolizes Transition of Indian woman from seclusion to public consciousness
timePeriodOfFictionalUniverse Early 20th century
undergoesCharacterArc From sheltered housewife to self-aware individual
workOriginalTitle Ghare-Baire
workPublicationYear 1916

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