Question

the river stairs by tagore short summary​

Answer 1

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The River Stairs

Kusum lives on the banks of the Ganges when a young holy man, Sanyasi, comes to the village. He looks much like her former husband. Little by little she falls in love with him and he decides to go away rather than cause her trouble or pain. This is one of the few really touching stories in which two people each have a life to live and it is one that for the monk means he must run off and for the woman that she must be alone. Very sad.

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Answer 2

The short story The River Stairs written by Rabindranath Tagore explores the heart touching story of a young widow Kusum.

Explanation:

• Kusum was married at a very young age to a man twice her age, as a result of which she was widowed at a young age of eight.
• Kusum led the tough life of a widow for nearly ten years when a young Sanyasi comes to the Shiva temple in her village.
• The sanyasi soon became famous in her village and men and women came to him to bow on his feet and to hear him speak on religious scriptures.
• Kusum too comes now and then to visit him. Slowly she fells in love with the sanyasi, but the sanyasi was aware of the social norms that a widow would never be allowed to remarry in such orthodox society. And at last he leaves the place and Kusum behind.
• Tagore here highlights the misery and plight of a young widow and the orthodox customs that she is forced to follow.