rakta karabi rabindranath tagore considered pundits pillars modern bengali drama universal appeal play needed transcend confines limited bengali speaking populace tagore task translating play english gave title oleanders productions wonderful play happened western world conjecture tagore's language translated works failed withstand test time english language evolved ages nupur gangopadhyay lahiri medical doctor profession artist passion recently made attempt present play contemporary language order bring phenomenal work western readers translation oleanders published punashcha publication kolkata undoubtedly western readers prediction mankind's future tagore perceived vantage point eighty years sunil gangopadhyay writes foreword book rakto karabi mentionable play tagore successful staging play ancient incomprehensible idioms change english translation rakto karabi successfully staged today possibility effective production western world editing reworking original version nupur lahiri completed complicated task mission translation required stages rewriting re-editing ultimately create beautiful form sincere devotion rabindranath tagore professor kathleen o'connell university toronto english department tagore studies writes translation hope we'll staged long writer nabaneeta release book translation clear easy read difficult task- translate play dialogue songs book books bengal foundation america route princeton 