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Ḍākaghara

Rabindranath Tagore

1921
Near And Far Eastern Drama (Dramatic Works By One Author) Near And Far Eastern Fiction (Fictional Works By One Author)

The Post Office (Bengali: Dak Ghar) is a 1912 play by Rabindranath Tagore. It concerns Amal, a child confined to his adoptive uncle's home by an incurable disease. W. Andrew Robinson and Krishna Dutta note that the play "continues to occupy a special place in [Tagore's] reputation, both within Bengal and in the wider world." It was written in four days.

(Source: Wikipedia)