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A review by _askthebookbug
Two Sisters by Rabindranath Tagore, Krishna Kripalani
4.0
Two sisters.
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Thank you so much for sending this book @niyogi_books :)
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Two sisters was a special read partly because of this beautiful cover and most importantly because it was written by Rabindranath Tagore. This was, sadly, my first book of Tagore and I realised my mistake of not giving his books a read earlier. His words are like a flowing river, calm and utterly magnificent. Storytelling is an art and it's clear that he has mastered it.
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This book is about two sisters, Sharmila and Urmimala who are different in every way, yet carry each other's presence within their hearts. Sharmila is a smart housewife who handles all the household finances and keeps her husband, Shashanka happy. Under her rule, the house is always spick and span, as she caters to every need of Shashanka. Shashanka, on the other hand enjoys his wife's constant hovering around him and basks in her love. Their marriage is of a happy and content nature.
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Urmimala, on the other hand is witty, outgoing and studious. She takes an oath of founding a hospital after her brother dies due to an illness. She craves to study and hence is engaged to Nirod, an equally studios man who shares her idea of looking after a hospital. But life does not work in her favour as she realises that Nirod is not a man who nurtures romantic thoughts. He means business and this scares her to wit's end. When Sharmila falls sick and gets bedridden, Urmila is called upon to look after her and Shashanka.
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What starts as a simple relationship between brother-in-law and sister, their relationship blossoms into something deeper right in front of Sharmila. One thing that surprised me was the sibling relationship that the sisters shared contrary to how I thought the book would end. Sharmila being a woman with the biggest and kindest heart while Urmimala was thoughtful and of helping nature. This book is much more than just 80 pages of words.Shashanka is a simple man who craves the touch of mother's concern and receives it through his wife Sharmila. He also craves for playfulness, humour and desires from Urmila. This book is unique in many ways one of them being the way it ends.
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Rating - 4.5 / 5.
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Thank you so much for sending this book @niyogi_books :)
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Two sisters was a special read partly because of this beautiful cover and most importantly because it was written by Rabindranath Tagore. This was, sadly, my first book of Tagore and I realised my mistake of not giving his books a read earlier. His words are like a flowing river, calm and utterly magnificent. Storytelling is an art and it's clear that he has mastered it.
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This book is about two sisters, Sharmila and Urmimala who are different in every way, yet carry each other's presence within their hearts. Sharmila is a smart housewife who handles all the household finances and keeps her husband, Shashanka happy. Under her rule, the house is always spick and span, as she caters to every need of Shashanka. Shashanka, on the other hand enjoys his wife's constant hovering around him and basks in her love. Their marriage is of a happy and content nature.
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Urmimala, on the other hand is witty, outgoing and studious. She takes an oath of founding a hospital after her brother dies due to an illness. She craves to study and hence is engaged to Nirod, an equally studios man who shares her idea of looking after a hospital. But life does not work in her favour as she realises that Nirod is not a man who nurtures romantic thoughts. He means business and this scares her to wit's end. When Sharmila falls sick and gets bedridden, Urmila is called upon to look after her and Shashanka.
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What starts as a simple relationship between brother-in-law and sister, their relationship blossoms into something deeper right in front of Sharmila. One thing that surprised me was the sibling relationship that the sisters shared contrary to how I thought the book would end. Sharmila being a woman with the biggest and kindest heart while Urmimala was thoughtful and of helping nature. This book is much more than just 80 pages of words.Shashanka is a simple man who craves the touch of mother's concern and receives it through his wife Sharmila. He also craves for playfulness, humour and desires from Urmila. This book is unique in many ways one of them being the way it ends.
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Rating - 4.5 / 5.