My Lord The Baby

My Lord the Baby
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 a son born to him, and Raicharan by his unsparing attentions soon got a complete hold over the child. He
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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.
In that

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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

Rabindranath Tagore Poem
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

Rabindranath Tagore 's Short Story
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

Lifting the veil: society's self–perception in Rabindranath Tagore's short stories. Chapter– I (Introduction: Exploring new possibilities )––––– "This
world appears to us as an individual, and not merely as a bundle of invisible forces. For this, as everybody knows, it is greatly indebted to our senses
and our mind. This apparent world is man`s world. It has taken its special features of shape, colour and movement from the peculiar range and
qualities of our perception. It is what our sense limits have specially acquired and built for us and walled up......This world, which takes its form in
the mould of man`s perception, still remains only as the partial world of his senses and mind. It is like a guest and not like a kinsman. It becomes...show
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Thus, characters, voices or attributes in a literary work are interpreted as the full and final pictures of the society. 'Self' is a reference by an individual
to the same individual person. It describes essential qualities that constitute a person 's uniqueness or essential being. It can be considered the basic
nature of a person which endures that 'being' which is the source of consciousness for an individual 's thoughts and actions, and unifies 'consciousness'
over time. It plays an integral part in human motivation, cognition, affect, and social identity and constantly evolves due to the complexities of cultures
and societies. It is dependent on the culture that the 'self' has been situated in."It can be redefined as a dynamic, responsive process that structures
neural pathways according to past and present environments including material, social, and spiritual aspects" (Mead's 'Self, Culture, & Society Class',
2015). P– It is shaped by our social interactions and our physical environments. An individual 's social interactions occur when they're in a specific
society or culture. If these individuals grow up in a certain culture,

The Cabuliwallah By Rabindranath Tagore
There are many changes that occur throughout a human's life. These may be physical or mental changes. The story "The Cabuliwallah "by
Rabindranath Tagore reveals changes in people. There are many changes that take place with the passage of time. Like forgetting childhood
friends, change in attitude and changing hormones. The author through the character of Mini reveals how she forgets her childhood friend the
Cabuliwallah. The mentality of the small girl changes as she grows older. Type equation here. In the beginning of the story. When Mini sees the
Cabuliwallah for the first time in the street, the narrator says, that "She had a blind belief that inside the bag which the big man carried were two
or three children like herself (457). She has fear in her mind that that person kidnaps children of his age and put them in his bag. This is the child
mentality, so she "fled to her mother's protection" (457). Her idea was that her mother can save her from the peddler. When the Cabuliwallah come
to their house and offers her sweets, she refused and stood close to father because she still had fear of him. After some days, we see "Mini seated on
a bench near the door,laughing and talking with the great Cabuliwallah at her feet" (457). The Cabuliwallah offered almonds, raisons and gifts. She
was a child, so she was easily influenced by the sweets. Now, she took that from the Cabuliwallah. She believes he is as much good as his parents.
They become good friends and they even

Indian Culture in Punishment by Rabindranath Tagore
Punishment, by Rabindranath Tagore, is a short story involving Indian culture and a dilemma for two brothers. Dukhiram and Chidam slaved in the
fields all day, as their wives would fight and scream at each other at the house. One day the brothers came home to their wives with no food awaiting
them. Dukhiram, furious and enraged, asked his wife where the food was. Radha, his wife, said sarcastically," Where is the food? You didn't give me
anything to cook. Must I earn the money myself to buy it?" (Punishment, pg.1451) After a hard days work, Dukhiram couldn't handle the sarcasim. So
he stabbed Radha in the head with his knife. In the mean while, Ramlochan, the pillar of...show more content...
He concluded that the brothers were only trying to save Chandara. So she was sentenced to death by hanging.
The relationship between the story and Indian culture is very significant and evident in the writer's story. One significant aspect of the story was the
relationship between men and women. Indian culture generally discriminates on women. India's main website said that young girls have it much harder
than boys, having to do much more chores and tasks, and the "discrimination doesn't end with adulthood" (www.Asianinfo.org).
This aspect of Indian culture was evident in this story through a few examples. First, the wives both stayed home and cleaned the house, Radha
looked after her son, and they cooked the food. They were also treated inferior by their husbands. An example of this is when Dukiram comes home
demanding and expecting food from his wife. He treated her like he was the boss or as if he was more important than her. Lastly, Chandara willingly
accepts her husband's request to confess the crime. This indicates that women back then viewed theirselves as being inferior to men because of the way
Indian culture taught them.
The other culturally significant part of the story had to do with family customs. "Family is important in India, and it is what their lives are centered
around" (www.Asianinfo.org). An example from the story is when Chidam becomes very worried and scared when he realizes his brother will die for
his crime. He says to

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.
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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 the western 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

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
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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's poetry. 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

Analysis Of Rabindranath Tagore ( 1861-1941 )
Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) is known as one of the most famous artists of the 21st century. He was the first Indian to receive the Noble Prize
for literature in 1913 and his works are still read throughout the world today. He has composed more than 2200 songs, painted more than 5000
paintings, and written over 70 children plays and numerous short stories. Among these short stories is "Punishment"; in the story Tagore focuses on the
condition of women in India; how women are suppressed living day–to–day and whether justice is served to the righteous.
"Punishment" revolves around four main characters: Dukhiram, Chidam, Chandara, and Ramlochan Chakravariti. Dukhiram and Chidam, as the story
goes on these characters show us the reality of what how society treats women. The story begins with two brothers, Dukhiram and Chidam, whom, set
out for work with their farm–knives in the morning; as they work their wives, Radha and Chandara, respectively, fight and create a scene in front of
their neighbors but the neighbors don't seem to care, saying, "They're at it again" ("Punishment"). When the two men return home, from cutting rice
crop, they find their house unusually quiet. As they walk in they find Chandara (Chidam's wife) taking a nap out of fatigue and Radha sitting sullenly
on the side. When Dukhiram asks Radha for food she, explodes and, taunts him, as he didn't give her groceries.
After a whole day of toil and humiliation, to returnвЂ•raging with hungerвЂ•to a dark, joyless,

Tagore Short Stories Summarized
Rabindranath Tagore
Selected short stories
Profit and Loss
This narrative briefly describes the short, sorrowful life of Nirupama. The name signifies 'peerless one' and was given to her by her parents, who were
gratified with a daughter after having had five sons. Being treasured, her father searched long and hard to find a groom he deemed suitable enough for
her. He engaged Nirupama to the son of a "grand" Raybahadur who asked for a dowry of 10,000 rupees. Even though he had no way of paying the
large sum he found such a chance hard to refuse and he procured a way to borrow the money. However once this fell through the prospective husband,
despite the wishes of his parents, still insisted on marrying.
Once married, the bride's...show more content...
Four years later he died.
Skeleton What could have been a tragic love story starts with the account of three young boys studying anatomy from a skeleton. Years later one of
the children, now older, is forced to sleep in the room that previously housed the carcass due to guests in the house. In his sleepless desperation he
imagines to be able to feel a presence. Knowing that the footsteps he thinks he can hear are simply a fabrication, he calls out. Unexpectedly he
receives a reply. The voice belongs to the owner of the skeleton, and is now looking for it. The 'presence' lonely and missing human company requests
to tell him the story of her life. She starts by briefly describing her short unhappy marriage in which her husband died after two months. Brought back
to her father's house she embarks upon a long tale of her rare beauty and how she was aware of its influence. She even appeared to influence her
brothers only friend, a young doctor, who when she was sick would feel her pulse and she would imagine his to equally race. Growing obsessed she
fantasized only about him. Not only did she love this young doctor, whose name was Shashishekhar, but she worshipped him and became enraptured.
However she soon found he was to be married and benefit a sum of 12,000 rupees. Feeling hurt and betrayed she confronted him and insisted on
throwing a grand ceremony. On the night of the wedding she poisoned his drink and dressing her finest in a Benares sari, all the ornaments from

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

ABSTRACT
My paper deals with the analysis of selected poems from "Gitanjali" by Rabindranath Tagore. Also it talks about what Gitanjali is all about and
Rabindranath Tagore's biography. He is the first non–European to be awarded with Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. My paper also talks about his
important work. I was deeply moved by reading his work as his poetry is spiritual in nature and it talks about his philosophies, peace and harmony is
important for the nation and humanity. It includes my own analysis of three poems from Gitanjali "Leave this chanting and telling of beads", "Where
the mind is without fear" and "Cloud heaps upon cloud and it darkens". My paper ends with the conclusion. Key words – Gitanjali, Rabindranath Tagore
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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 orthodox–
"Leave this chanting and singing and telling of beads! Whom dost thou worship in this lonely dark corner of the temple with doors all shut?...He is
there where the tiller is tilling the hard ground and where path maker is breaking stones...Put of thy holy mantle and even like him come down on the
dusty soil!... meet him and stand by him in toil and in sweat of thy brow."
Gitanjali is one the most famous work by Rabindranath Tagore and widely recognized among west. "Where the mind is without fear" is the most
famous poem from Gitanjali by Tagore.
BIOGRAPHY OF RABINDRANATH

Rabindranath Tagore
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
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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

Rabindranath Tagore
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

Short Stories 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 the short story fiction 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

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 of India. 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
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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

Summary Of Short Story By Rabindranath Tagore
Through the story, Tagore is primarily concerned with criticism of social behaviour, which he condemns without didacticism but also without
complacency. Women, in Tagore's short stories is most often a living
–dead, a known person whom society deprives of independence. At first subjected
to her father, then to her husband, and at last to her son. They are caught in a conflict between the individual aspirations and social demands. They are
torn between self– expression and social stigmas ( psychological and material ). In the story, the writer deals with a contrast between good and evil,
innocence and experience, life and death. He blends in it the techniques of psycho–analysis and being unconscious–factors (forging a short span of
death) to interpret her existence at social and personal levels. The author leads the audience to participate emotionally in the protagonist's conflict with
her own unconscious experience. He aims his audience to achieve a state of awareness, which implies both an intellectual perception of the wholeness
of situations and more importantly emotionally behaviour of the turmoiled life. The story also maintains the impact of Aristotle's theory––– "Catharsis"
as by the catastrophic end of Kadambini, the audience is purged of the emotions of 'pity' and 'fear'. Tagore's short stories divulge in many
psychological emotions which are acknowledged through his characters. His main interest is ' the inner man', 'the sou'l or 'the psyche' of the individual

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