Although they are the male protagonists, the essentials of their character are blatantly contrasting from one another.
The relationship between Sandip and Nikhil, despite being good friends, is one of extreme duality. In this novel Nikhil is a personification of moderate politics whereas Sandip represents the aggressive nationalism throughout the novel. Both these streams surely are built on the basis of ideals and the followers are motivated according to their beliefs. The first stream may be termed as Moderation that articulates essentially pure patriotism without showing the aggressiveness of the Extremism that is the other stream. Nikhil is shot in the head, and Amulya is killed by a bullet through his heart.Rabindranath Tagore, a worshipper of universal humanism, depicts two different streams of Nationalism in his novel The Home and the World. When there is a Swadeshi riot in Bengal, Sandip flees the city while Nikhil goes into town to try to calm matters. Nikhil forgives Bimala's deceit, causing her to realize her husband is the one who truly loves her. Guilt-ridden about her theft, Bimala sends Amulya, a young disciple of Sandip's, to sell her jewels so she can replace the 6000 rupees, but instead, Amulya steals the money from Nikhil's treasury. Though Nikhil is distraught at losing Bimala, he grants her the freedom to choose her own life. At Sandip's request, Bimala steals 6000 rupees from Nikhil's safe for the Cause, but Sandip's subsequent behavior makes her feel torn as though she is two people, one who is appalled by Sandip and one who is attracted to him. Sandip is obviously interested in Bimala, and Bimala begins to question her marriage to Nikhil because Sandip represents everything she wants in a man. Bimala and Sandip are attracted to one another, so Sandip decides to make his headquarters at the estate.īimala becomes intimately involved with the Swadeshi movement because of her desire to work with Sandip.
When Bimala attends a Swadeshi rally led by Sandip Babu, she insists he visit Nikhil's estate. Though Nikhil and Bimala enjoy a peaceful marriage, Nikhil wants her to enter the outer world, believing their love is true only if they recognize one another in the outer world. The Home and the World is a tragic example of the conflict between realism and idealism. Bimala soon becomes immersed in the revolutionary fervour of Swadeshi and finds herself torn between the duties of home and the world. As a means of encouraging his wife, Bimala, to emerge into the outer world, Nikhil introduces her to Sandip, an active leader in the Swadeshi movement.
The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore is an interesting allegory of Indian politics in the early twentieth century.
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