Chokher Bali by Rabindranath Tagore

Chokher Bali
by Rabindranath Tagore
adapted for the stage by Partha Chatterjee
directed by Tannistha Mukherjee

Chokher Bali (A Grain of Sand) is the story of Binodini, a young, educated widow who enters the lives of a newly married couple, Mahendranath and Ashalata, and Mahendranath’s childhood friend, Bihari.

Set in Bengal at the turn of the 20th century, Chokher Bali is a moving story of love and loss in a time when widows had the lowest status in a patriarchal society.

Chokher Bali, the novel, was written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1903 and is a classic of Bengali literature. It has been adapted for the stage by Partha Chatterjee.

English | 110 mins | Ages 12+