Rabindranath Tagore Essay In Hindi

Contribution Of Rabindranath Tagore

It goes without saying that Rabindranath Tagore is perhaps the most outstanding and the most widely–known among Indian poets. Tagore, we must remember, was not only apoet, he was also a novelist, a short story writer, a dramatist, a painter, a musician and a critic of distinction. He wrote a large majority of his poems originally in Bengali, and translated some of them into English, but it is also on record that he wrote a few poems originally in English. Tagore's novels and short stories are rightly looked upon as social or sociological documents because what he seeks to give us through them is a picture of the contemporary human society. In spite of the element of romanticism that we get there we may describe them realistic in their own right....show more content...

It is natural that he imbibed a good deal from these sacred and venerated writings, and the kind of cosmic vision, spiritual profundity and a sincere search for truth that we get in them may very well be associated with Tagore'spoetry. It is rightly pointed out to us that Tagore was influenced to a great extent by such philosophical poets as Chandidas, Nanak, Kabir and Meera, and there are positive traces of their influence in his poetry. Significant poets like Jaidev,Chandidas, Kabir, Tukaram and Surdas made lots of contribution to the growth and development of Bhakti or devotional poetry and Gitanjali is written in this tradition. Tagore is a humanistand his Gitanjali is steeped in humanism. No doubt, Gitanjali is a religious poem, but the greatness of this religious poem lies in its humanistic appeal. The present paper aims at finding out the elements of divinity and humanity in the songs of Gitanjali. As W.B. Yeats rightly observes, the lyrics of Gitanjali are "the work of a supreme culture, and they yet appear as much the growth of the common soil as the grass and the

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Realism in Poetry of Rabindranath Tagore

SYNOPSIS OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAMME FOR Ph. D DEGREE IN ENGLISH Research Topic: "Realism in Tagore's Poetry" Research Scholar: (Sumer Prasad) S/o Late Mahendra Prasad Vill. Semari, P. O. Gothain Dist. Ballia, U. P. Supervisor:Dr.( Ravi Shankar Singh) P. G. College, Ghazipur U. P. Co–Supervisor:Dr. (A. K. Mishra) Reader, Dept. of English D. C. S. K. (P. G.) College, Mau, U. P. Research Centre:D. C. S. Khandelwal (P. G.) College, Maunath Bhanja Mau, U. P. VEER BAHADUR SINGH PURVANCHAL UNIVERSITY, JAUNPUR (U. P.) Chapter Scheme Introduction Chapter 1: Towards an understanding of Realism Chapter 2: Realism in Tagore's Poetry...show more content... It is thus, not concerned with idealization with rendering things as beautiful when they are not, or in any way presenting them in any guise as they are not; nor, as a rule, is realism concerned with presenting the supra normal or transcendental" Though, of course, the writings of Richard Rolle of Hampole, for example, or the mystical poems of St. John of the Cross, are realistic enough if we believe in God and the spiritual order. The writing of the mystic and the visionary perhaps belongs to a rather special category which might be called 'Super reality; on the whole one tends to think of realism in terms of the everyday, the normal, the pragmatic, more crudely, it suggests jackers off, sleeves rolled up, a 'no nonsense' approach. The term realism in 20th century trends and movements can be better understood as, "a mode of writing that gives the impression of recording or reflecting faithfully an actual way of life" (Oxford Concise Dictionary of Literary Terms). The term, sometimes confusingly, suggests both to a literary

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Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) was a thinker, writer and artist. He portrayed his native Bengal, its culture and people, in deeply felt and perceptive prose. His poetry and non–fiction writing on the other hand expressed his philosophy of universalism and humanism . Tagore came late to painting, he did not begin to paint till his sixties, but here again he was original and innovative in his compositions. Part of the reason for this may be the fact that he may have been partially color–blind. Tagore was also deeply engaged with the political life ofIndia. He was very well informed on political and social affairs of the day. He thought deeply about contemporary problems . The India of Tagore's day was colonized and economically exploited. Tagore...show more content...

His poetry gave voice to the urges and patriotic feelings of the Indians in inimitable language. A landmark event which affected Tagore's consciousness was the Jallianwalah Bagh incident, and the humiliation of Indians by the colonial government in Amritsar. Tagore returned his knighthood and felt that the spirit and self–respect of Indians as a people was at stake. He wrote a moving letter to Viceroy Lord Chelmsford(1868–1933) and gave up his knighthood, saying 'badges of honor make our shame glaring in the eyes of the world' . Racial prejudice and stratification were an acknowledged feature of British colonial rule in India. The Bengali bourgeoisie had come early under British influence and some had adapted to western ways and avenues of advancement. Indeed, many admired the English to the extent of being Anglophiles. Tagore was critical of the depth of westernization or modernization of such individuals and caricatured them in some if his writings and letters. Throughout his life, Tagore's was an independent and fearless voice, commenting on the life of his country and people. He was a believer in rationalism and constructive engagement with modernity. He admired Gandhi(1869–1948), but felt he had the right to retain an open mind and criticize some aspects of Gandhi's movement. He felt that the burning of foreign cloth and non–cooperation

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When Rabindranath Tagore states "You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water," he is suggesting that you can't achieve your life goals just by thinking and hoping about them. You actually have to work very hard and try to achieve that goal. The author is claiming that you actually need to work for your goals. For example the Everest climbers had a lot to risk and a lot to lose but they still climbed the mountain anyway because they knew that they wouldn't get to the top of that mountain just from hoping they would get carried up there. This quote relates to extreme sports because if you want to do an extreme sport really badly like going wingsuit flying you can't just look at the helicopter take off to drop the people. You actually have to want to jump out of that helicopter and take the risk yourself. As we see in the in the article, "A Solemn Warning to Wingsuit Flyers", that a man named Geoffrey Robson died due to wingsuit flying. But that man new the risks of the sport and he took it anyway, because he didn't want to be the one that stares at the ocean hoping he crossed it. He wanted to be the one who crossed it before the other guy got there to stare at it even if it meant he was risking his life to do so....show more content... For instance so many people today want to be some really big job yet they aren't trying in the subject that they want to be when they grow up. Henst the point that they are just looking at what they want to be when they grow up rather than actually trying to be what they want to be. I have also had personal experience with this quote. I used to want to have good grades and i never tried for it. I just thought eventually i would get the grade even though i wasn't trying. This personal experience of mine shows that you actually do need to work in life and not screw around to achieve your

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Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore also known as Gurudev, was a renowned Bengali poet, playwright, novelist, visual artist, composer, educationist, social reformer, nationalist and business–manager. He contributed a lot to Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was the first Asian Nobel Laureate who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Tagore wrote several novels, short stories, songs, dance–dramas and essays on personal and political topics. To mention some of his well–known works are Gitanjali, Gora and Ghare Baire. He received worldwide appreciation for the use of colloquial language and naturalism in...show more content...

Plays : A rhythmic flow of emotions can be noticed in Tagore's plays and dance dramas. Dak Ghar a famous play by Tagore deals with an ailing child named Amal. To name some of his significant plays are Visarjan, Raktakaravi and Raja. Chandalika and Chitrangada are two of the important dance dramas by Tagore. Music and Artwork : Tagore's songs commonly referred to as Rabindrasangeet have emerged as an integral part of the Bengali culture. Influenced by the thumri style of Hindustani classical music Tagore's songs reflect a wide range of human emotions. He was the only one to have written the national anthems of two nations – India (Jana Gana Mana) and Bangladesh (Amar Shonar Bangla). At the age of sixty Tagore started painting. His artworks were showcased in several art exhibitions in Europe. He adopted various styles in his paintings including the craftwork by the Malanggan people of northern New Ireland, Haida carvings from the west coast of Canada and woodcuts by Max Pechstein. Political and Social Views Tagore supported the Indian nationalists and the Swadeshi movement. He renounced his knighthood in protest against the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre. His compositions Chitto Jetha Bhayshunyo and Ekla Chalo Re have mass appeal. He criticised orthodox education lampooning it in the short story Tota–kahini. Tagore stressed on multi–cultural education. He

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Chitra is one of the greatest plays of Rabindranath Tagore. It is published in 1913 in English. It is lyrical play with richness in the symbols and poetical language. The speeches burn with passion, and light up the way from truth to illusion and again the arduous climb from illusion to truth.So many figures of speech are used in this play. The language of the play is so poetical that moves to the heart of the readers. We seem that the characters are the representative from the real life world. It is based on one of the episodes of the Mahabharata. In the course of his wanderings, in fulfillment of a vow of penance, Arjuna came to Manipura. There he saw Chintrangada, the beautiful daughter of Chitravahana, the King of Manipur. Smitten with her charms, he asked the king for the hand of his daughter in marriage. Chitravahana asked him who he was, and learning that he was Arjuna the Pandavas, told him that Prabhajana, one of his ancestors in the kingly line of Manipur, had long been childless. In order to obtain an heir, he performed severe penances. Pleased with these austerities, the god Shiva gave him this boon, that he and his successors should each have one child. It so happened that the promised child had invariably been a son. He, Chitravahana, was the first to have only a daughter Chitrangada to perpetuate the race. He had, therefore, always treated her as a son and had made her his heir. The king said: 'the one son that will be born to Chitra must be the perpetuator

The main protagonist of Rabindranath Tagore's short story is the young and beautiful, Chandara. The wife of a poor, unskilled farmer, Chandara still manages to be bright eyed, "amused and intrigued." Tagore describes her to be a graceful young woman, "bending or climbing there was no awkwardness at all." Chandara is "like a brand new boat; neat and shapely." She has a passion for life and attempts to take pleasure in her everyday duties like fetching water from the ghДЃб№. "She walked... pitcher on her hip, parting her veil slightly with her finger." Thought their marriage was arranged, Chandara and Chidam were in love with each other. Their falling in love, however, was irrelevant to their culture. Chandara's father died satisfied knowing that "he had made proper arrangements for his daughter 's future." (Tagore) He settled his daughter into a marriage and it was the extent of his responsibilities. Marriages were arranged based on convenience, wealth, honor, and multiple other reasons besides love. Through a marriage, both Bengali men and women fulfilled a duty and held up the esteem of their families. It was a fortunate coincidence that Chandara "was matched by her husband to an extraordinary degree." (Tagore) Chidam did not fight his feelings for his wife, either. "Although he was not unresponsive to the beauty of other women in the village, and was keen to make himself charming in their eyes, his real love was for his young wife." (Tagore)

It was not uncommon for multiple

Dehumanization Of Women In Rabindranath Tagore

In one of his earlier works Punishment, Rabindranath Tagore brings to light a deep–rooted Indian culture. The story describes what happens when a man comes home hungry from a day of backbreaking work, only to see that his wife has not made any dinner. Dukhiram, an Indian man, grabs a knife out of rage and sinks it into his wife's head. The aftermath of the incident blatantly shows the roles different genders played in past India. Tagore reveals the dehumanization of women in Indian culture. In the beginning of the story Tagore writes "When the brothers Dukhiram Rui and Chidam Rui went out in the morning with their heavy farm–knives, to work in the fields, their wives would quarrel and shout...what was happening was only to be expected."(Tagore 893). From the begging, Tagore shows how women were viewed in India, as being burdensome and annoying. It was second nature to see women complaining about how rough they had it even though the men had to go work in the heat to make a living for the family. As men are seen as the breadwinners, women do not get nearly enough credit for what they did in society. Instead they were only there to feed the men, do house work and produce or take care of babies. Another impactful part of the short story is described before the murder even takes place. Tagore explains how in culture it is sought after to have both the man and the women to have similar qualities. Both Chidam and Chandara are very well built, and in every way could be seen as equal. Tagore describes how "they quarreled sometimes, but there was a mutual respect too: neither could defeat the other"(Tagore 897). One person not being greater than the other shows how if there were no unspoken societal rules the man would be the same as the women in the role they would play in society. They would be seen as different but equal. However, Chandara would often get lonely when her husband would be away from work. She would notice when he was gone for long periods of time he wouldn't bring any extra money back. She wondered if he was spending this money on other women. This led her to spend time in a commons area and gossip about another man in the village. When he caught her spending time in the commons area he became very

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STORIES BY RABINDRANATH TAGORE

1. Title: My Lord, The Baby

I Raicharan was twelve years old when he came as a servant to his master's house. He belonged to the same caste as his master, and was given his master's little son to nurse. As time went on the boy left Raicharan's arms to go to school. From school he went on to college, and after college he entered the judicial service. Always, until he married, Raicharan was his sole attendant.

But, when a mistress came into the house, Raicharan found two masters instead of one. All his former influence passed to the new mistress. This was compensated for by a fresh arrival. Anukul had ason born to him, and Raicharan by his unsparing attentions soon got a complete hold over the child. He...show more content...

And besides, there was at the time nothing to attract his eyes. And you cannot keep up for ever the pretence of an imaginary bird. The little Master's mind was made up, and Raicharan was at his wits' end. "Very well, baby," he said at last, "you sit still in the cart, and I'll go and get you the pretty flower. Only mind you don't go near the water."

As he said this, he made his legs bare to the knee, and waded through the oozing mud towards the tree. The moment Raicharan had gone, his little Master went off at racing speed to the forbidden water. The baby saw the river rushing by, splashing and gurgling as it went. It seemed as though the disobedient wavelets themselves were running away from some greater Raicharan with the laughter of a thousand children. At the sight of their mischief, the heart of the human child grew excited and restless. He got down stealthily from the go–cart and toddled off towards the river. On his way he picked up a small stick, and leant over the bank of the stream pretending to fish. The mischievous fairies of the river with their mysterious voices seemed inviting him into their play–house.

Raicharan had plucked a handful of flowers from the tree, and was carrying them back in the end of his cloth, with his face wreathed in smiles. But when he reached the go–cart, there was no one there. He looked on all sides and there was no one there. He looked back at the cart and there was no one there.

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Rabindranath Tagore composed the poem "Freedom" around the1900's. Tagore expresses how the Indians were not being themselves before they gained their independence in 1947.Tagore in the poem "Freedom" identified the British as having total control and the Indians as individuals that suffered during the British rule. Tagore uses various literary elements in his poem such as tone, repetitions of words, metaphor, similes and imagery to give us a clear understanding of the struggles that the Indians faced. Rabindranath Tagoreshows the hardships that the Indians faced and why the Indians wanted independence. Tone is the feeling that moves through the poem, this can vary or in some cases is only one tone throughout the poem. However, in "Freedom" their different tones like hope, fear and even disappointment. Disappointment is well captivated in lines 12 through 14 "repeat through mindless habits" is a line that shows the Indians discouragement because the British are ruling the Indians. The British don't really know what they are capable of doing and are just forcing their authorities without even thinking. This is overwhelming because the Indians love their country that's why they want to be free but the British invaded the Indians rights not even knowing their position. In general the tone holds up the statement of Indians and their desire of independence because their being ruled by the British and the British

Rabindranath Tagore and Sri Aurobindo are the first Indian dramatists in English worth considering. Tagore wrote primarily in Bengali but almost all his Bengali plays are now available to us in English renderings. His important plays are Chitra, The Post Office, Sacrifice, Red Oleanders, Chandalika, Mukta Dhara and Natir Puja. The plays are firmly rooted in Indian ethos and present an unusually original dramatic vision. As Jain puts it: In these plays, there is an attempt to capture and present basic contradictions of life in a bigger perspective and with contemporary relevance; there is also a bold and creative experiment to synthesize some of the techniques and dramatic usages of the Sanskrit theatre and the traditional modes like the...show more content...

Miracles play a very important part of these plays and unless the reader comes to them with a willing suspension of disbelief, the plays will not make sense to them. More than being a writer of spiritual aspect of human life, the playwright is known for his plays depicting social realism. The country in the 1930s, as has already been talked about, was surging with the spirit of nationalism and constant attempts were made to edify the ills of the society. As Iyengar says of the Five Plays, "[It] contains some of his characteristic work as a playwright revealing his social consciousness, flair for realism, and the bite in his prose writing"(233). His play, The Window, gives a pathetic account of the condition of the slum life of workers in a factory and ends with the workers protesting against the owners. The Parrot too deals with the life of the poor, while in The Coffin, the theme is that of schism between the imaginary world and the world of harsh reality. The importance of edifying in the real world instead of delving into the imaginary world is reiterated through the play. The Sentry's Lantern is a symbolic display of the arrival of better times; a revolution, which will benefit the poor and the downtrodden and which will usher in an era of communism. The Evening Lamp, too talks about a revolution, which will usher in a glorious era. In his works, it is clearly

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By Rabindranath Tagore

Literature involves stories, novels, plays, poems, essays and so on. Literature provides us a great deal of learning. At one side, it is an enjoyable way of entertainment, and at the other side, it helps us ruminate the nature and creativity simultaneously. Furthermore, it has the power to change the ideas and the ways people think. No matter it is a poetry, drama, or prose, it has the power to influence mankind. For me literature is a teacher and a lifelong guide. As far as a particular component of literature is concerned, I would say it is theshort storyfiction that I love the most. Short stories are far shorter than the dramas and novels and it is a great source of pleasure. I love the short stories because short stories are less complex as compare to the other forms of literature. Short stories are easy to understand Rabindranath Tagore, an Indian author is one of those authors who have written many short stories with such an ease that I keeps reading. He is the author of Gitanjali, a collection of 157 poems written by him 1910. In 1913 he became the first non–European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature . I admire the short stories of Tagore as he has done marvelous work in his writings. No doubt his short stories are easy to understand, but they have deeper insights too. One of such short story, written by Tagore is "The Postmaster". I like this particular story because it is easy to understand and have deeper message. The story has a beautiful plot and is based on

The 'Bara Rani', of a Rajah's household should have nothing too serious to complain of or lament about, especially when the woman is a young and beautiful lady. She is the 'Bara Rani'; the throne of the household should be her and not Bimala's, who is the 'Chota Rani'. A woman "of a beauty rarely to be seen"; why she should be jealous of the dark and slim Bimala? In a typical case like this, obviously nothing should be plaguing the Bara Rani, but it is not so here. She is a jealous, manipulative lady with "no pretensions to saintliness", as seen by Bimala. And she is a fellow old friend of Nikhil, ought to be pitied and be lenient and benevolent upon by him.

She is a widow, a young childless widow.

And she is an epitome of patriarchy,...show more content...

"This sarcasm did not touch me; for I knew that these women had it not in them to understand the nature of the cause of my devotion"

She has all sorts of names for her to call with, "Little Demon", "Robber Queen", "Chotie Darling", for all the different situations she finds her to be in with respect to her home and the world.

The Bara Rani with her Betel Leaves singing, talking and wandering around with her maid Thako, does not sound much impressing. Sounding as the villain in the plot in the beginning of the novel, she emerges as a lady with a heart full of compassion, not only for Nikhil but for Bimala too. Informed of Bimala's birthday, she offers to make delicacies for her. She exclaims with disappointment on finding Bimala preparing cakes by herself on her birthday

"Has it come to this that you must make cakes for your own birthday?"

Discovering that her six thousand rupees offered by Nikhil to her, have been spent off by Bimala, she could have lashed her with her bitter tongue but she do not. Checking herself all that she said was she would do the same with her husband's loose cash. Taking away such a heavy load away from Bimala's head, who was accepting her ire on such an occasion she surprises the readers too. Perhaps this change in her can be seen as a natural effect of the

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RABINDRANATH TAGORE: A WORLD HERITAGE

"All men have poetry in their hearts, and it is necessary for them, as much as possible, to express their feelings. For this, they must have a medium, moving and plaint, which can refreshingly become their own, age after age. All great languages undergo change. Those languages which resist the spirit of change are doomed and will never produce great harvests of thought and literature..... "

These are the words of Rabindranath Tagore, the great Bengali poet, novelist and educator, who is still considered as a strong pillar of modern Indian literature. He was a creative genius, a remarkable person who combined East and West, and ancient and modern knowledge. Tagore was also an early...show more content...

Tagore's wife died in 1902 and the next year one if his daughters died. But the great poet braved these personal losses. Tagore was proud and ardent patriot. Mahatma Gandhi, the political father of modern India, was his devoted friend. From time to time, Tagore participated in the Indian nationalist movement in his own visionary way. His most intense period of political activity was the agitation against the partition ofBengal was at its peak.

The year 1907 saw the death of his younger son. Things changed after this. However, the poet's pen never stopped. Gitanjali was published in 1910. it is perhaps the most acclaimed collection of Tagore's poems.Gradually with the publication of his works, he had become successful in his native Bengal. His short stories were published monthly in a friend's magazine, and he even played the lead role in a few of the public performances.

The year 1907 saw the death of Tagore's younger son. Things changed after this. However, the poet's pen never stopped. Gitanjali (Song Offerings) was published in 1910. It is perhaps the most acclaimed collection of Tagore's poems. Gradually with the publication of his works, Tagore had become successful in his native Bengal. His short stories were published monthly in a friend's magazine, and he even played the lead role in a few of the public performances of his plays. Otherwise, he was little known at all outside of India. So, in the year 1912 Tagore

Gitanjali By Rabindranath Tagore

"Gitanjali" is the collection of poems by Rabindranath Tagore published in November 1912. It comprises of 103 poems translated in English by Rabindranath Tagore himself. He became the first non–European writer to be awarded with Nobel Prize for the translated version of Gitanjali in literature background. Originally Gitanjali was written in Bengali which comprises of 157 poems and was published in 14 august 1910. Tagore began writing at very young age and many of his verses are in the form of prayer written during hard and painful period of his life during which he lost his father, wife daughter and son in quick succession. He became unshakably devoted to god and his verses are spiritual in nature. It is to be noted that Tagore played a very prominent role in India's freedom struggle and likewise patriotism can be seen in his verse too. Gitanjali contains translation of 53 poems from the original Bengali gitanjali, as well as 50 poems were from his drama Achalayatan, and from eight other books of poetry 17 poems from Gitimalya,15 poems from Naivedya and 11 poems from Kheya....show more content... Tagore's goal is to channelize the streams of nationalism to the direction of universalism by freeing human soul from all bondage and pettiness of the world and transcending itself into a search for universal love and brotherhood that the Lord provides to the mankind. He also encouraged people to search for inner divinity which ultimately leads to inner peace and happiness than to follow any other religious

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Rabindranath Tagore and the Anti–West Resistance

Several political leaders and intellectuals in the late 19th and early 20th century at the height of Western imperialism called for the East's resistance to the West on political and ideological grounds. One such intellectual, a Nobel prize laureate, Rabindranath Tagore, a citizen of India under British control wrote and spoke often on issues such as nationalism and the effects of Western imperialism inAsia. Although less well–known than other Indian freedom fighters and political leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi, Tagore a staunch critic of imperialism and Western morals was an important individual in Indian and world history for his influence on opposition to Western imperialism. Pankaj...show more content...

This quote is important in understanding that Tagore was not just a poet. Tagore was an intellectual whose ideas played an important role in Asia in the 20th century. Although Tagore is not as well known for his philosophies. Mishra sheds light on Tagore's philosophy in From the Ruins of Empire and discusses Tagore's life and travels through Asia and theUnited States. Throughout the book, Mishra mainly focuses on Tagore's views on the East and West because that was the pressing issue facing most Asian countries in the 1900s. Tagore hoped for a united world during the height of nationalism, (Kripalani 10). Tagore was not alone in his Anti–West resistance. Several other intellectuals such as Gandhi and Kakuzo Okakura shared his views. Tagore is well known for wanting Asian and even global oneness, and for disliking nationalism. Tagore stated in his essay Nationalism in India that he believed "nationalism is a menace," (Tagore 108). He believed nationalism was not what India needed and that India, like many other Asian countries, was different than thewestern world and therefore ideology like nationalism was not what was needed. He states, "it was my conviction that what India most needed was constructive work coming from within herself," (Tagore 108). The implication clearly is Tagore believed India did not need the British and rather needed to be free to prove their real strengths. Tagore does not focus as much on politics but rather the moral

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Why Is Urmila The Victim Of Ramayana

We all have perused The Ramayana numerous times. Watched it on Television since our youth. Saw numerous dramatizations, Ramleelas and so forth. In any case, have we ever noticed Urmila in those dramatizations? Do we even know who she is? A few of us knows her as Lakshmana's wife, Sita's sister and the little girl of King Janaka. I have termed my research paper as "Urmila–the forgotten heroin". Heroin? Why heroin? She was only a wife, daughter,sister who assumed no part. Who was only a minor character in Valmiki'sRamayana. Who simply played a two to four lines part in Valmiki's Ramayana? At that point why heroin?

Starting with the introduction of Urmila. Urmila was the little girl of King Janaka of Mithila and Queen Sunayana and the more youthful sister of Sita....show more content...

All things considered, in the few lines devoted to her, even Valmiki completely expresses her penance as unparalleled. Rabindranath Tagore ordered Urmila as one of the overlooked champions of Indian writing. She was likewise made the focal character of Hindi artist Mythili Sharan Gupta's form of the Ramayana, Saket. In Telugu writing Urmila possesses as vital a part as Sita, notwithstanding competing with her for the position of the 'perfect wife', as indicated by the legends. Urmila Devi Nidra or The Sleep of Devi Urmila is a standout amongst the most observed Ramayana ditties in the dialect. The legend alluded to in this ballad is an intriguing one. It takes off from one of the lesser–known stories from the epic. The story goes that, inspired by Lakshmana's unflinching commitment towards his brother and sister–in–law, the goddess of sleep Nindra Devi, shows up before him and the following takes place. The Goddess smiled. 'I am Nindra, the Goddess of Sleep! How can you hope to protect Rama and Sita, day and night? You are a human...you also need to Get more content

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore was born on May 9, 1861 in an affluent family in the Jorasanko Mansion in Kolkata. His parents were Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Devi.Rabindranath Tagore was born in Calcutta, India into a wealthy Brahmin family. After a brief stay in England (1878) to attempt to study law, he returned to India, and instead pursued a career as a writer, playwright, songwriter, poet, philosopher and educator. During the first 51 years of his life he achieved some success in the Calcutta area of India where he was born and raised with his many stories, songs and plays. His short stories were published monthly in a friend's magazine and he even played the lead role in a few of the public performances of his plays....show more content...

Tagore's reputation as a writer was established in the United States and in England after the publication of GITANJALI: SONG OFFERINGS, about divine and human love. The poems were translated into English by the author himself. In the introduction from 1912 William Butler Yates wrote: "These lyrics – which are in the original, my Indians tell me, full of subtlety of rhythm, of untranslatable delicacies of colour, of metrical invention – display in their thought a world I have dreamed of all my life long." Tagore's poems were also praised by Ezra Pound, and drew the attention of the Nobel Prize committee. in London. Gradually...Rabindranath Tagore(1861–1941) was the youngest son of Debendranath Tagore, a leader of the Brahmo Samaj, which was a new religious sect in nineteenth–century Bengal and which attempted a revival of the ultimate monistic basis of Hinduism as laid down in the Upanishads. He was educated at home; and although at seventeen he was sent to England for formal schooling, he did not finish his studies there. In his mature years, in addition to his many–sided literary activities, he managed the family estates, a project which brought him into close touch with common humanity and increased his interest in social reforms. He also started an experimental school at Shantiniketan where he tried his Upanishadic ideals of education. From time to time he participated in the Indian nationalist movement,

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Rabindranath Tagore was Independent India's earliest cultural ambassador, and his generation's most gifted dabbler. He proved that a jack of all trades could, very rarely, be master of them all. He was a poet, an artist, a scholar and a musician. He founded a university, a musical tradition, and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Tagore wouldn't live to see an Independent India; through his vision of the country it could be advanced the cause of freedom across the globe. His reservations, such as they are, are about nationhood itself, about the negotiating of arbitrary boundaries, not about the land and his love of it. It is no co–incidence that "Where the mind is without fear" is taught to school children across the country. His...show more content... As we celebrate our tryst with destiny, thus, we would do well to listen to the voices of our past.

Where the Mind is without Fear consists of eleven lines and somewhat resembles the style of a sonnet. In a sonnet, the first eight lines usually present an idea, are argumentative, put a proposal or a problem. If we look at the first eight lines of Where the Mind is without Fear, we find that the lines are a form of a prayer and it does present an idea. The first few lines have the repetition of the word 'where' which denotes a particular place but it not revealed then and there. We get to know about the place in the last line of the poem. The place is described as a place full

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Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) was the youngest son of Debendranath Tagore. Tagore had early success as a writer in his native Bengal. With his translations of some of his poems he became rapidly known in the West. In fact his fame attained a luminous height, taking him across continents on lecture tours and tours of friendship. For the world he became the voice of India's spiritual heritage and for India, especially for Bengal, he became a great living institution.

Although Tagore wrote successfully in all literary genres, he was first of all a poet. Among his fifty and odd volumes of poetry are Manasi (1890) , Sonar Tari (1894) ,Gitanjali (1910) , and many more .Gitanjali , Song Offerings (1912), the most acclaimed of them, contains poems from other works besides its namesake. Tagore's major plays...show more content...

"The frail vessel thou emptiest again and again and fillest it ever with fresh life" . It suggests the empty and destitute life of a man. Through this symbol the poet means to suggest that life without the grace of God is as worthless as a pitcher without water. "The day is no more; the shadow is upon the earth. It is time that I go to the stream to fill my pitcher." Here, the poet is eager to fill the empty pitcher with virtuous activities. The poet is always afraid that one day when terrible Death knocks at his door, he will be able to welcome the guest with the full vessel. Rabindrnath Tagore certainly is one of the greatest poets of the world. His achievement as a poet rests mainly on his English Gitanjali. Gitanjali is a proof of Tagore's towering genius and marvellous artistic powers. Tagore's Gitanjali shows apart from many other things, a fine use of symbolism which is a blend of mysticism and music, religion and poetry. The list of the symbols used by Tagore for explaining the meaning of the objects, mostly of sublime complexion, is