The Postmaster by Rabindranath Tagore
A young city-bred postmaster is assigned to a remote village, where isolation pushes him into a tender companionship with Ratan, an orphan girl who serves him and eagerly learns to read. As he grows restless and seeks a transfer, she invests her hopes in a shared future. When he leaves, offering money instead of commitment, their fragile bond breaks, exposing the ache of abandonment. The story quietly meditates on loneliness, class distance, and the bittersweet transience of human attachments.
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- Published
- 1891
- Nationality
- Indian
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 8-20 pages
- Original Language
- Bengali
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- Postmaster
- The Post-Master
- পোস্টমাস্টার
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