Abstract

Literature reflects life’s constant changes. Society and authors work together to portray the social, cultural,
economic, and psychological conditions of any particular place and time. Authors who have watched life and
predicted its outcomes capture women’s images. These writers foresaw the consequences. When society
changes, writers are the first to report it. Tagore’s romantic vision of women changed as he aged. Later in his
career, he criticizes society and portrays his female characters as rebellious. His early heroines are
subservient and silently suffer patriarchal persecution. These ladies inspired Tagore’s heroines. Tagore’s
ladies are politically rebellious, innovative, and strain Bengali society’s bounds. They are “New Women” in
actuality. The New Woman may survive by removing herself from dead relationships while maintaining her
social status and legal rights. She is smart, confident, well-educated, and self-sufficient. Tagore’s novels and
short stories have illuminated a hitherto overlooked aspect of women’s existence and shown unconditional
love and sympathy for them, which was unique in contemporary creative works. This study compares
Tagore’s depictions of femininity to modern ones.