About the Book: Nalak
The story of the Buddha is well-known, yet the original Bengali story of Nalak
by Abanindranath Tagore remains unforgettable because of the sheer lyricism of
the storytelling and the way in which the journeys of the Buddha and the young
village boy Nalak are traced parallely throughout. They are like Rumis lovers,
seeking each other but in each other all along. The author, literally painting
pictures with words, takes us through the story of Nalaks coming-of-age—his
quest to find the Buddha, the joys and sacrifices along this path. As in
unfulfilled love, Buddha and Nalak never actually cross paths, missing each
other by