16 May 2013, 05:30 am
Two Women: Dramatised Readings from `Jorasanko'
Programme Type
Cultural

Author of the novel: Aruna Chakravarti
Dramatised readings by Minoti Chatterjee and Averee Chaurey
Music Jayati Ghosh

Jorasanko - a novel based on the lives of the Tagore women during the period 1859 to 1902 - a unique phase in the history of Bengal. The Tagore mansion of Jorasanko was at the hub of the Bengal Renaissance with the family at the forefront of the movement and its women playing a pivotal role