| "Bhikharini" | |
|---|---|
| Author | Rabindranath Tagore |
| Original title | "ভিখারিণী" |
| Country | India |
| Language | Bengali |
"Bhikharini" (English: The Beggar Woman) is a Bengali short story written by Rabindranath Tagore. The story was first published in 1877 in Bharati [1] and was the first short story written in Bengali language. [2] [3] This was also Tagore's own first short story, and he was 16 years old at the time of its publication. [4]
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