The absent minded scientist

THE ABSENT MINDED SCIENTIST
Rabindranath Tagore is a celebrated Indian writer who wrote several poems, short stories and novels. He is the only Indian writer to win a Nobel Prize for Literature.
Tagore’s short stories are read all over the world and especially India simply for their middle class flavour and a simultaneous modern approach. Besides depicting a vivid picture of Bengal, the stories also represent a complex and varied picture of a society in transition. His stories evoke emotion and humour and are a treat for the readers. As the title suggests, Nilmoni Babu is an absent minded scientist who keeps forgetting about things and then creates a huge commotion and blames it on others. Kusumi does not like him at all but her grandfather is quite fond of his brilliant scientist friend. The incidents narrated bring forth the absent mindedness of Nilmoni Babu and is full of hilarious moments as he brings the whole house down over such trifle issues as a lost fountain pen or a lost slipper.