Chaturanga

Chaturanga is a novel by Rabindranath Tagore, widely considered as a landmark in Bengali literature. The novel was published in 1916. The story follows the joinery of a young man named Sreebilas (the narrator), his meeting with his best friend, philosopher and guide Sachis, the story of Damini a widow and Jyathamoshai an idealist. The novel has four chapters, each named after these main characters. Thus it is named Chaturanga. Which in Sanskrit means "four parts", a "quarter".