![]() Nikhilesh’s passion for absolute truth reminds us of the sages of ancient India, and the dominating force in Sandip’s character is greed which is the lane of modern western nationalism. Bimala, the central character of the novel, who has been given a large number of autobiographical narratives than the other two principal characters, is torn between these two contending forces which exercise a powerful fascination over her mind. For Nikhilesh, the Ideal is the principal ingredient in the real for Sandip the Ideal is tolerable only when it is a means to the attainment of the Real. Nikhilesh worships nothing but truth which is greater than the country, and which is alone all temporary crazes for Sandip the success of the moment, no matter by whatever means it is the only thing that matters. V iewed purely as a social political novel, Tagore 's The Home and the World seems to make a sharp distinction between two rival political impulses, Nikhilesh representing the pure passion for constructive work in swadeshi (nationalism), and Sandip its greed and destructive energy. ![]()
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