ইন্দিরা
By বঙ্কিমচন্দ্র চট্টোপাধ্যায়
Cover: In Quest of the Beloved in a Dark Night (1907), watercolour by Abanindranath Tagore (1871-1951) · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (artist died 1951)
Indira, a young wife who has been long away at her father's house, is on her way to her husband's village when she is carried off by robbers. She tells the story herself, in a quick, teasing voice, and Bankim's short novel of 1873 is closer to a tale of adventure and lively wit than to his heavier books.
Summary written with Claude Sonnet 5.5.