Postmaster by rabindranath tagore

Rabindranath Tagore’s short stories are a perfect depiction of Indian society, set in the time of British rule. Of course, he typically kept the plot and storyline confined within the geographical and cultural boundary of Bengal. But, what cuts across the cultural reference is the emotions of women in each of his short stories. His writings focus on society’s expectation from women, a woman’s boundless love, and her turmoil. While reading through Tagore’s short stories, you realize women’s powerless position and their ignorance levels burdened as a primary caretaker of their households. 1. ‘The Postmaster’ ‘ The Postmaster’ can be looked at from two perspectives. First, a city-bred man’s reluctance to adjust in the rural area. Second, a woman’s loneliness and devotion towards her benefactor. The postmaster was from Calcutta, the capital of Bengal. His posting in Ulapur, a far-flung village is the cause of his distress. Tagore wanted to stress upon the fact that even though Ulapur was a village, it had an indigo factory owned by an Englishman; still, the village could not entice a man from the city. Sadly, the postmaster disliked the rural living and could not even fit in with the local social milieu. He yearned to meet like-minded people. Although he had work at the post office to occupy his days. At home, he had hired the services of Ratan, the orphan from the village to help him with odd household chores. In his heart, the postmaster desires to swap the serenity of the v...

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The Postmaster Summary “The Postmaster” by Rabindranath Tagore is a short story about an unnamed postmaster who is assigned to a remote post office in a small rural Indian village. • The postmaster is from the city of Calcutta and feels out of place in the village, where he knows no on and has little to do. • After befriending a local girl named Ratan, the postmaster eventually decides to return to Calcutta, leaving Ratan devastated. “The Postmaster,” a story by Rabindranath Tagore, concerns an unnamed postmaster who is assigned to a remote post office in a small rural Indian village. The village is near a factory, and the owner of the factory, who is English, manages to have the post office created. The narrator of the story seems to be a resident of the village, since the narrator refers to “our postmaster.” The postmaster is from the huge city of Calcutta and feels out of place in such a distant rural village. The post office seems to contain only two rooms: the office itself, and the postmaster’s living quarters. These are located in a “thatched shed” near a stagnant pond circled by thick foliage. The workers in the nearby factory work so much that they have no time to befriend anyone. Besides, they are not especially good company for “decent folk.” In addition, people from Calcutta are not particularly good at socializing. They can appear to be arrogant or uncomfortable. In any case, the postmaster has few companions, and he does not have many activities to keep him o...

Table of Contents • • • • • • • • • • • What is the moral of the story postmaster by Rabindranath Tagore? The moral of “The Postmaster” is that despite the various social strata in which people find themselves by birth, loneliness and the need for companionship and love are common to all. However, it is very difficult to overcome the strictures and limitations that society has imposed on such companionship. What impact did The Postmaster have on Ratans life? The postmaster’s family became a part of Ratan’s life as a way to become closer to him as well as to experience family life. As the postmaster stays on in Ulapur, his need for companionship increases. Being a new transplant to the village, he knows no one. The only bond he forges is with Ratan. What does Tagore mean by the misery of awakening in The Postmaster? After the postmaster announces his leave, Ratan meets the “misery of awakening” from the cycle of false love and hope she finds herself lost in. Mere intimate meetings and emotional contact between them become a distraction to Ratan. What values does The Postmaster teach us? In the lesson, the postmaster was found to be a kind, helpful, generous, amiable and a God-fearing person. He was often seen helping Lencho. Upon seeing lencho’s letter, he became serious and hopefully thought that he might also have faith in god like lencho and he decided to reply to the letter. What was the main hobby of The Postmaster? The postmaster tried to entertain himself by trying h...

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• Home • Resources • Quiz • General Knowledge Quiz • Topical Quizzes • Books • For Early Readers • For Middle-grade Readers • For Young Adult Readers • Short Stories • Poetry • Read Short Stories • Support Material • Career Related Pages • On This Day • News Headlines • Downloads • Photo Gallery • Students’ Corner • Book Review • Submit Book Review • Read Book Reviews • Story/Article • Submit Story/Article • Read Articles/Stories • Podcast • Things You Should Know • Announcements • Short Films • Login The postmaster first took up his duties in the village of Ulapur. Though the village was a small one, there was an indigo factory near by, and the proprietor, an Englishman, had managed to get a post office established. Our postmaster belonged to Calcutta. He felt like a fish out of water in this remote village. His office and living-room were in a dark thatched shed, not far from a green, slimy pond, surrounded on all sides by a dense growth. The men employed in the indigo factory had no leisure; moreover, they were hardly desirable companions for decent folk. Nor is a Calcutta boy an adept in the art of associating with others. Among strangers he appears either proud or ill at ease. At any rate, the postmaster had but little company; nor had he much to do. At times he tried his hand at writing a verse or two. That the movement of the leaves and the clouds of the sky were enough to fill life with joy — such were the sentiments to which he sought to give expression. But God k...

The Post Office, Rabindranath Tagore, 1914 The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Post Office, by Rabindranath Tagore This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Post Office Author: Rabindranath Tagore Posting Date: March 20, 2014 [EBook #6523] Release Date: September, 2004 First Posted: December 25, 2002 Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE POST OFFICE *** Produced by Eric Eldred and Chetan K. Jain The Post Office By Rabindranath Tagore [ Translated from Bengali to English by Devabrata Mukherjee] [ New York: The Macmillan Company, 1914 Copyright 1914, by Mitchell Kennerley; Copyright, 1914 by The Macmillan Company] DRAMATIS PERSONÆ • MADHAV • AMAL, his adopted child • SUDHA, a little flower girl • THE DOCTOR • DAIRYMAN • WATCHMAN • GAFFER • VILLAGE HEADMAN, a bully • KING'S HERALD • ROYAL PHYSICIAN THE POST OFFICE ACT I [ Madhav's House] Madhav. What a state I am in! Before he came, nothing mattered; I felt so free. But now that he has come, goodness knows from where, my heart is filled with his dear self, and my home will be no home to me when he leaves. Doctor, do you think he— Physician. If there's life in his fate, then he will live long. But what the medical scriptures say, it seems— Madhav. Great h...

Cite this page as follows: "In the story "The Postmaster" by Rabindranath Tagore, explain the role of the postmaster in Ratan's life and Ratan's role in the postmaster's life." eNotes Editorial, 22 Jan. 2021, https://www.enotes.com/homework-help/in-the-story-the-postmaster-by-rabindranath-363186. Accessed 15 June 2023. icon-close In Overall, Ratan becomes a companion and caretaker (both physically and emotionally) to the postmaster. Unfortunately, however, he does not completely realize what a good friend she has been to him. He even wishes for “some kindred soul ... just one loving human being whom I could hold near my heart,” not realizing that one is right in front of him. For Ratan's part, the postmaster becomes her whole world. She has lost her parents and brother quite a while before, and she is all alone. No one in the village seems to pay much attention to her or care what happens to her. So when the postmaster extends a friendly hand, Ratan is quick to grasp it. She throws herself into serving him, talking to him, listening to him, and learning from him. When the postmaster becomes ill, she even steps into the role of motherly nurse. It is no wonder, then, that when the postmaster withdraws from Ratan, she is confused and hurt. When he calls her name again, she jumps up with hope, but the news he shares is the worst thing that could happen in Ratan's eyes. The postmaster is going away. Ratan is stunned speechless, and then she finally dares to ask if he will take ...