There Is Nothing Static, Earthbound Or Lifeless About It . . . It Has The Complexity And Tragic Dimensions Of Tagore S Own Time, And Ours Anita Desai Set Against The Backdrop Of The Partition Of Bengal By The British In 1905, Home And The World (Ghare Baire) Is The Story Of A Young Liberal-Minded Zamindar Nikhilesh, His Educated And Sensitive Wife Bimala, And Nikhilesh S Friend Sandip, A Charismatic Nationalist Leader Whom Bimala Finds Herself Attracted To. A Perceptive Exposition Of The Difficulties Surrounding Women S Emancipation In Pre-Modern India, And A Telling Portrayal Of The Chasms Inherent In The Nationalist Movement, Home And The World Has Generated Endless Debate And Discussion. This Classic Novel By Nobel Prize-Winner Rabindranath Tagore, First Published In Bengali In 1916, Is Now Available In A Lucid New Translation.