One of the most enduring love stories of our times.
First published in Bengali in 1917, Saratchandra Chattopadhyay's tragic tale of
Devdas has become synonymous with a passionate, intense love that does not find
consummation.
It is the story of Devdas and Paro, childhood sweethearts who are torn apart
when Devdas is sent away to Calcutta by his father, the local zamindar. When
Devdas returns to his village, now a handsome lad of nineteen, Paro asks him to
marry her. But Devdas is unable to stand up to parental opposition to the match
and rejects the proposition. Stunned, Paro agrees to marry an elderly widower.
Devdas returns