About the Book: Jorasanko
A sensitive portrayal of the hopes and fears, triumphs and defeats experienced
by the women of the Tagore household
In a sprawling novel that spans a unique phase in the history ofBengal and
India, Aruna Chakravarti provides a fascinating accountof how the Tagore women
influenced and were in turn influenced bytheir illustrious male counterparts,
the times they lived in andthe family they belonged to. Jorasanko mirrors the
hopes and fears,triumphs and defeats that the women of the Tagore
householdexperienced in their intricate interpersonal relationships, as wellas
the adjustments they were continually called upon to make asdaughters and
daughters-in-law of one of the most