India, Aug. 16 -- Visualise Rabindranath Tagore's central characters from the 19th century - Charu and Bimala - debating on the relevance of reality shows in 2026, with his sister-in-law Kadambari Devi. Though the life and tales of these characters are well known worldwide, the new book by singer-author Isheeta Ganguly reinterprets and rediscovers these personalities in the modern day. Yet, their dilemmas and debates continue to remain embedded in similar tropes such as how the 'modern woman is still living for everyone else' while caught between love, intellect, and duty. Adapted from Ganguly's dram-com stage musical by the same name, this book engages the reader with illustrations that reflect the sincere work of Chirantan Sarkar. "The musical theatre morphed into a new form effortlessly with Chirantan's detailed interpretations with a play of lines, curves and angles. The images bring to life, the range of Charu, Bimala and Kadambari's lives from the parlours and gardens to the cafes and verandahs of today," says Ganguly, adding, "The three women are much ahead of their times. With career, relationships and society today, the question still remains as to how should women negotiate traditional roles and expectations and still find their voice and give wings to their own purpose?" It's intriguing how the writer believed that 2026 would be an ideal setting for Tagore's sister-in-law Kadambari Devi's sassy spirit to leap across centuries and meet Tagore's two iconic, fictional female characters. Reasoning this, Ganguly says, "Tagore's heroines in the 19th century were nuanced, quick-witted, and intricately complex women who were isolated amidst drawing room silences and engulfed in deep loneliness. In 2026, women are just as intricate and complex yet still grappling with the loneliness of digital silences." It is, however, the writer's confidence in her choice to reinterpret her musical into a graphical writing, which leaves room for intrigue. But Ganguly counters saying, "Gen Z is direct like Charu, Bimala and Kadambari. These roles are reimagined as there isn't any suffocating sense of holding back, to masque vulnerability like the Carrie Bradshaw 'rules' girls are." Title: Three Women: A Graphic Novel Author: Isheeta Ganguly Publisher: Penguin Random House India Price: Rs.299...