tokas

Updated: January 27, 2026

The dripping ryots are crossing the river in the ferryboat, some with their tokas on, others with yam leaves held over their heads. Big cargo-boats are gliding along, the boatman sitting drenched at his helm, the crew straining at the tow-ropes through the rain.

Rabindranath Tagore - Glimpses of Bengal: Selected from the Letters of Sir Rabindranath Tagore