# Bara Rani — The Home and the World character guide

> Bara Rani in The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** The Bara Rani, Mother, The Rani Mother, Rani Mother, The Mother

**First appearance:** 0001-bimala-s-story

## Who they are

Nikhil's widowed stepmother, a traditional elder who observes the household's tensions with quiet wisdom.

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