Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti: 11 famous books by Bengali writer
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Gitanjali Gitanjali, an anthology of poetry, is Rabindranath Tagore's most well-known and significant work. It was first published in 1910, but Tagore reissued it as a collection of English-translated prose poetry in 1912 under the title "Gitanjali: Song Offerings."
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The Home and the World The Home and the World, which was first published in 1916 under the Bengali name Ghare Baire, is a book that takes place in the early stages of the Indian independence movement.
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The Postmaster Because of the way The Postmaster skillfully examines the human condition in all of its varied manifestations, from childhood innocence to the contrast between a bustling city and a rustic village, as well as love and loss, the natural and supernatural, Rabindranath Tagore became known as India's greatest romantic.
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Chokher Bali Chokher Bali, sometimes considered to be the first modern Indian novel, relates the tale of Binodini, a beautiful and intelligent widow living in a society that believed widows should be isolated from the community and abandoned to a life of hopelessness and futility.
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Fireflies Rabindranath Tagore's book of poetry Fireflies is one of his best-known works. The first lines of his poem "Lekhan," which begin with "My fancies are fireflies," served as the inspiration for the title of this piece. The 256 poems and verses in Fireflies share numerous similarities with his well-known epigram "Stray Birds."
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The Post Office Rabindranath Tagore's drama The Post Office, also known as Dak Ghar, portrays the tale of a child's release not just in terms of context but also in terms of social, psychological, and emotional freedom.
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Gora Gora, one of Rabindranath Tagore's many superbly written works, beautifully captures Bengal's social, political, and religious culture in the 1880s under British colonial authority. It is the fifth literary work by Tagore.
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Waiting Tagore discusses finding the holy inside oneself in this poem. Hindu philosophy, notably the Upanishads, had a profound influence on Tagore. He alludes to the Hindu notion that each being's soul contains a portion of God. Therefore, he claims that spirituality or devotion is a profoundly individual path.
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Friend This poem is more conversational in style. In this poem, Tagore communicates his worry to a buddy who is enduring bad weather to come to him. The speaker of this poem claims that despite the awful weather, he wouldn't sleep till his friend arrived because he is coming to visit him.
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On the Nature of Love This poem by Tagore describes the journey a person takes to meet their soul mate. The physical search for a life partner or companion is the poem's main theme. The poem is based on the notion that finding a life partner is predetermined, hence the poet is depicted as looking for his true love.
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Paperboats Paperboat, one of the poems in his collection "The crescent Moon," depicts the poet's earliest memories. Tagore sees a mysterious essence in his kids, just like Wordsworth and Walter de la Mare did. Tagore displays a profound understanding of the purity and innocence of a kid in this poem.
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