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A translation of some of the acclaimed works of Rabindranath Tagore, the poems and songs comprising this volume allow a glimpse into the magic of Tagore’s poetry. All his greatest strengths as a poet, his deep spiritual conviction, his awe for the vastness that is the universe and his empathy with mankind, are present in this volume which contains classics such as ‘Pratham Adi Tava Shakti’, ‘Aakash Bhara’ and ‘Ami Tomay Jato’.
One of India’s most cherished figures, Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1914) was a novelist, short-story writer, poet, essayist, painter, educationist and thinker, the first non-European to be awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913. He modernised Bengali literature, moving it away from its rigid classical form and strict linguistic structure. Known for works such as Gitanjali (Song Offerings), Gora (Fair-Faced) and Ghare-Baire (The Home and the World,) his novels, short stories and verse are considered part of the greatest of world literature, famous for their exploration of the political and the personal. He also wrote the national anthem of India, Jana Gana Mana, and of Bangladesh, Amar Shonar Bangla.ISBN - 9788129104267
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Pages : 58
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