THIS IS A FICTION, THE VERY FIRST NOVEL SCRIPTED IN 1883 BY RAVINDRANATH TAGORE, AT THE AGE OF 22. THIS NOVEL HAS THE BACKGROUND OF ROYAL FAMILIES AND THE RITES AND RITUALS FOLLOWED BY THEM. THIS IS A STORY OF THE ROYAL FAMILY OF KING PRATAPADITYA AND HIS SON UDAYADITYA. THE FORMER IS A SHREWD KING READY TO TAKE ANY ACTION SO AS TO MAINTAIN THE DECORUM OF BEING A KING; WHEREAS THE LATER BELIEVES IN BEING A JUST AND KIND HUMAN BEING, COMPASSIONATE AS WELL. THE KING TAKES ALL THE ACTIONS THAT HE CAN TO PREVENT UDAY FROM BEING A NORMAL HUMAN BEING. HE WANTS HIS SON TO LEARN THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING RUDE AND CRUEL IF NEEDED. UDAY’S SISTER VIBHA IS MARRIED TO RAMCHANDRARAI, ANOTHER KING. BUT HE IS INSULTED MANY TIMES AT THE HANDS OF KING PRATAP. HE GOES BACK TO HIS KINGDOM WITHOUT VIBHA, HIS NEWLYWED WIFE. HE SENDS MESSAGES FOR HER TO COME AND JOIN HIM BUT SHE REFUSES TO JOIN HIM AS HER BROTHER IS UNDER IMPRISONMENT. THIS IS A STORY OF THE TRUE LOVE OF A BROTHER AND A SISTER AND THEIR UNCLE. THEY ALL ARE BRUTALLY TREATED AT THE HANDS OF THE KING WHO BELIEVES ONLY IN KNIGHTHOOD AND NOT KINDNESS.