Book description
Apan Katha captures the world of colonial Bengal during the last decades of the nineteenth century through the recollections of the author. Abanindranath Tagore, who is said to 'write pictures', paints moods, thoughts and scenes of a bygone era, recalling his childhood and ancestral home with meticulous detail and gentle affection.
Abanindranath Tagore, nephew of poet Rabindranath Tagore, is better known as the founder of modern painting in India. He was also, however, a writer of great talent and sensitivity, who wrote three biographies (of which this is one), and several stories for children. His books continue to be bestsellers in his native Bengal.