“Music for Mohini” seeks to analyze Indian society at the crossroads of old and new values. Its characters can be broadly divided into those who adhere to traditional values and those who abide by the modern values. It describes the conflict between these sets of values and their final reconciliation. This harmony between modernism and traditionalism is what can lead Indian society to progress and happiness. The present research paper deals with the old and new values of life in Indian society in the novel Music for Mohini. The combination of modern and conventional is the main theme of the novel. Bhattacharya has a deep social purpose in writing his novels. He is the interpreter of the consciousness of Indian people. He presents their weakness and strength, their contradictions and adaptability, their traditionalism and liberalism, their ignorance and enlightenment. His militancy against the evils in Indian life is tempered by a vision of a constructive change. His progressive stance is explained by his earnest concern to regenerate Indian society. The realistic presentation of events and characters makes the social issues involved in the novel all the more pressing and convincing. Mohini represents the vision of the writer of Indian women. She acts as a medium of communication between urban India and rural India. The inevitability of interaction between the two aspects of Indian life has been comprehensively envisaged by the writer in the context of the freedom of the country.
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