The play centres around a materialistic world, called Jaggapuri (sacrificial ground) where there is only wealth and no touch of humanity. This symbolically represents the earth.

Critics have different interpretations of the characters of Raktokorobi. All the characters, except Nandini, represent different instincts of human beings. The Leviathan king of that place, according to the mythology, is Kuber, but Tagore calls him Makar-Raj, as the play is not based on the myth. One day the young maiden Nandini, symbolising love and emotion, comes to Jaggapuri in search of Ranjan, symbolising the purity of life. She is in love with Ranjan. Every man desires her--even the king himself. But nobody can win her. As a result, the emptiness of every individual soul turns to cruelty.

Ataur Rahman directs Tagore's play. M Saiful Islam designs the set and Nasirul Haque Khokon designs the light.

Khaled Khan, Aupi Karim, Gazi Rakayet and others perform in Raktokorobi.