The novel has been made into films in many Indian languages, including Bengali, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Urdu, Assamese and Malayalam. Kundal Lal Saigal and Jamuna in Devdas, Barua's 1936 Hindi version The novella powerfully depicts the customs of society that prevailed in Bengal in the early 1900s, which largely prevented a happy ending to a true and tender love story.įilm, TV, and theatrical adaptations On hearing of his death, Parvati runs towards the door, but her family members prevent her from stepping out of the house. He dies at her doorstep on a dark, cold night. Knowing death approaches him fast, Devdas goes to Hatipota to meet Parvati to fulfill his vow. She senses the real man behind the fallen, aimless Devdas he has become and can't help but love him. Chandramukhi sees it all happen, suffering silently. He drinks more and more to forget his plight. This makes Devdas, when sober, hate and loathe her very presence.
Chandramukhi knows and tells him how things had really happened. Strangely he feels betrayed by Parvati, though it was she who had loved him first, and confessed her love for him. In his mind, he frequently compares Parvati and Chandramukhi. His health deteriorates through excessive drinking and despair – a drawn-out form of suicide. Devdas takes to heavy drinking at the courtesan's place she falls in love with him, and looks after him. In Calcutta, Devdas's carousing friend, Chunni Lal, introduces him to a courtesan named Chandramukhi. After marrying Parvati, he spent most of his day in Pujas and looking after the zamindari. An elderly gentleman and zamindar of Hatipota he had found his house and home so empty and lustreless after his wife's death, that he decided to marry again. He vows to do so.ĭevdas goes back to Calcutta and Parvati is married off to the widower, Bhuvan Choudhuri, who has three children. She, however requests Devdas to come and see her before he dies. She refuses to go back to Devdas and chides him for his cowardice and vacillation. He goes back to his village and tells Parvati that he is ready to do anything needed to save their love.īy now, Parvati's marriage plans are in an advanced stage. Within days, however, he realizes that he should have been bolder.
From there, he writes a letter to Parvati, saying that they should simply continue only as friends. In a confused state, Devdas flees to Calcutta. Making up his mind, he tells his father he wants to marry Parvati. Surprised by Parvati's boldly visiting him alone at night, he also feels pained for her. Devdas has never previously considered Parvati as his would-be wife. When Parvati learns of her planned marriage, she stealthily meets Devdas at night, desperately believing that he will accept her hand in marriage. Parvati's father, Nilkantha Chakravarti, feeling insulted at the rejection, finds an even richer husband for Parvati. Devdas's father, Narayan Mukherjee, who also loves Parvati, does not want Devdas to get married so early in life and isn't keen on the alliance. The "trading" label is applied in context of the marriage custom followed by Parvati's family. The alternative family tradition of Parvati's family influences Devdas's mother's decision not to consider Parvati as Devdas' bride, especially as Parvati belongs to a trading (becha -kena chottoghor) lower family. Besides, Parvati's family has a long-standing tradition of accepting dowry from the groom's family for marriage rather than sending dowry with the bride. Although Devdas's mother loves Parvati very much she isn't so keen on forming an alliance with the family next door. Parvati's mother approaches Devdas's mother, Harimati, with a marriage proposal. According to prevailing social custom, Parvati's parents would have to approach Devdas's parents and propose marriage of Parvati to Devdas as Parvati longs for. Parvati looks forward to their childhood love blossoming into a happy lifelong journey in marriage. Devdas sees that Parvati is no longer the small girl he knew. Suddenly both realise that their easy comfort in each other's innocent comradeship has changed to something deeper. During vacations, he returns to his village.
The two families live in a village called Taalshonapur in Bengal, and Devdas and Parvati are childhood friends.ĭevdas goes away for a couple of years to live and study in the city of Calcutta (now Kolkata). Parvati (Paro) is a young woman from a middle class Bengali Brahmin family. Devdas is a young man from a wealthy Bengali Brahmin family in India in the early 1900s.
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