Three Daughters (1961)

Govinda Chakravarti: Schoolmaster and narrator (segment "Monihara")

Quotes 

• Schoolmaster and narrator (segment "Monihara") : In matters of the heart, it's brute force, not meek reticence which really works. A woman prefers the harsher things, like sour green mango and hot chilies. A deer chooses the trunk of a hardwood tree to sharpen its antlers. It is not satisfied with the soft wood of the plantain tree.

• Schoolmaster and narrator (segment "Monihara") : See this book? In the Saha mansion over there, a remarkable even occurred. I've written it down here.

  Hooded man : So you're a writer.

  Schoolmaster and narrator (segment "Monihara") : Yes, but how many people can appreciate my talent? They all believe I've smoked too much hashish. But they don't understand. The Ayurveda says that hashish can inspire the imagination.