Gora is Rabindranath Tagore's monumental work. The novel showcase the upheavals that India went through on the political, cultural, social and religious front at the turn of the century. Gora is the central character---a devout Hindu who believes that the returning to thr roots of Hinduism is the only way to save the present society. With its plot and numerous subplots, Gora is an epic work which also a story about self-discovery and resolution of the inner conflicts.