摘要：Rabindranath Tagore, the leading Bengali literary gem and Nobel laureate (1913) in literature, has been largely enchanted by several vital worldwide issues such as recognized woman self, hearty care and compassion in troubles and distress, and more interestingly the ultimate purpose of a woman. From his life-long experience and passionate literary adventure, Tagore observes everlasting picture of Bengali rural women, their life styles and the inherent miseries from the context of patriarchal mechanism. In most of his short stories, he always keeps a permanent platform to examine the society as well as its traditional beliefs and barriers against the emancipation of women. The short story “Subha” is one of them. Through the deaf and dumb girl Subha, Tagore explains how cruel and terrible role a system can play to make one’s life so devastating. The study demonstrates what sort of challenges this wretched girl has faced entirely to meet her “Woman Self” along with the ultimate destiny of life. Applying existentialistic approach, this study follows qualitative and descriptive analysis to get a comprehensive insight.
