TAGORE'S TAPESTRY: UNRAVELLING BENGALI CULTURE THROUGH SELECT STORIES

Culture plays an influential role in the evolution and deals with the ideas, customs, and social behaviour of a particular people or society. It is the standards set by a group of people and passed on to the next generation to be followed. Culture shapes human beings and social creatures. Cultural values strongly influence social empowerment and gender stereotype, the development of individuality and the individual decisions of our day-to-day life. Tagore is a noteworthy Indian writer who paints the Bengali culture and its influence on society through his writings. This article focuses on exploring the media interpretations of Tagore’s stories such as “Chokher Bali,” or “A Grain of Sand,” “The Unknown Woman,” and “Wife's Letter.” The aim is to analyse how various characters’ lives are ensnared within cultural stereotypes and how they endeavor to transcend these constraints.