# Harish Kundu — The Home and the World character guide

> Harish Kundu in The Home and the World by Rabindranath Tagore.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the Kundu

**First appearance:** 0008-v

## Who they are

A local merchant or moneylender involved in the Swadeshi movement's economic pressures.

## Relationships

### [Panchu](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/characters/panchu)

_professional_

Harish Kundu, a landlord, and Panchu, a tenant, have a professional relationship marked by economic exploitation and tension.

## In the story

### [Nikhil's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/chapters/nikhil-s-story)

The zamindar who fines Panchu and threatens ejectment, and later supports the false claim of Panchu's aunt.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/chapters/viii)

Fines Panchu and insists on burning his foreign cloth, leading to the conflict.

### [Sandip's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/chapters/sandip-s-story)

Mentioned as a landlord whose tenants have joined the Swadeshi movement.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/chapters/vii)

His tenants are mentioned as having joined the Swadeshi movement, indicating his influence in the area.

### [Nikhil's Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/chapters/nikhil-s-story)

Harish Kundu is cited as an example of a zamindar who rules with an iron hand and uses coercion, including selling a debtor's wife.

### [X](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/chapters/x)

Mentioned as an example of a zamindar who rules with an iron hand and enforces Swadeshi through oppression.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/chapters/xi)

Mentioned as the antagonist who is spreading rumors and scheming against Panchu.

### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_home_and_the_world_se/chapters/xii)

Joins forces with Sandip and extorts expenses from his tenantry for the celebration.

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