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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of
best-loved, essential classics. In 1913, Rabindranath Tagore became
the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, and he
remains one of the most important voices of Bengali culture to this
day. These short stories, written mostly in the 1890s, vividly
portray Bengali life and culture. Tagore's treatment of caste
culture, bureaucracy and poverty paint a vivid portrait of
nineteenth-century India, and all are interwoven with Tagore's
perceptive eye for detail, strong sense of humanity and deep
affinity for the natural world. Tagore's stories continue to rise
above geographic and cultural boundaries to capture the
imaginations of readers around the world.
Rabindranath Tagore composed over 2000 songs that are revered and
sung by Bengalis everywhere. However, they remain mostly unknown to
listeners from other communities. This book brings the Nobel
Laureate's unique music - Rabindrasangit - to a global audience,
with a lucid introduction by Ananda Lal as well as selected songs
in international transcription and English translation. It includes
an essay written originally in Bengali by the celebrated filmmaker
Satyajit Ray, himself a Tagore student and music composer. Ray
presents his thoughts on Rabindrasangit, its nuances, music,
history, and usage. Lal has also translated this essay into English
for the first time. The book also presents for the first time
faithful staff notations of all 41 songs in three of Tagore's major
plays - Rakta-karavi, Tapati, and Arup Ratan - providing a thematic
unity to the music section. This volume will be of interest to
Tagore and Ray enthusiasts and specialists, musicologists, and
students of music, theatre, literature, performance studies, and
cultural studies. It will appeal not only to scholars but to
general readers wanting to know more about Tagore's songs, as well
as directors, arrangers, composers, and singers who may wish to
perform or interpret the songs transcribed.
Poetry Book Society Recommended Translation. Rabindranath Tagore
(1861-1941) is India's greatest modern poet and the most brilliant
creative genius produced by the Indian Renaissance. As well as
poetry, he wrote songs, stories and novels, plays, essays, memoirs
and travelogues. He was both a restless innovator and a superb
craftsman, and the Bengali language attained great beauty and power
in his hands. He created his own genre of dance drama and is one of
the most important visual artists of modern India. He won the Nobel
Prize for Literature in 1913. Tagore's poetry has an impressive
wholeness: a magnificent loving warmth, a compassionate humanity, a
delicate sensuousness, an intense sense of kinship with nature and
a burning awareness of man's place in the universe. He moves with
effortless ease from the literal to the symbolic, from the part of
the whole, from a tiny detail to the vast cosmos. He is religious
in the deepest sense, wavering between a faith that sustains the
spirit in times of crisis - or fills it with energy and joy in
times of happiness - and a profound questioning that can find no
enduring answers. To him the earth is a vulnerable mother who
clings to all her offspring, saying 'I won't let you go' to the
tiniest blade of grass that springs from her womb, but who is
powerless to prevent the decay and death of her children. This is
the revised and enlarged second edition of a substantial selection
of Tagore's poems and songs translated with an illustrated
introduction, notes and glossary by the bilingual writer Ketaki
Kushari Dyson, who lives in Oxford. Poet, novelist, playwright,
translator, linguist and critic, she is one of the outstanding
Bengali writers of her generation, and has published more than
thirty titles in her two languages, including acclaimed scholarly
works on Tagore.
This book explores the problems present in Bengal villages
specifically, which represent problems found within the rest of
rural India, therefore the same measures with very little
modification could be employed in the work of rural reconstruction
and rural education in those parts. The author discusses issues
related to the government, as well as the caste system, and the
social and religious customs, which he has argued not only hampered
the path to progress, but reduced the people further and further to
misery and despair.
What so strongly attracted the author in Patrick Geddes when she
came to know him in India was, not his scientific achievements,
but, on the contrary, the rare fact of the fullness of his
personality rising far above his science. Whatever subjects he has
studied and mastered have become vitally one with his humanity. He
has the precision of the scientist and the vision of the prophet;
and at the same time, the power of the artist to make his ideas
visible through the language of symbols. His love of Man has given
him the insight to see the truth of Man, and his imagination to
realize in the world the infinite mystery of life and not merely
its mechanical aspect.
From Book's Foreward What so strongly attracted me in Patrick
Geddes when I came to know him in India was, not his scientific
achievements, but, on the contrary, the rare fact of the fullness
of his personality rising far above his science. Whatever subjects
he has studies and mastered have become vitally one with his
humanity. He has the precision of the scientist and the vision of
the prophet; and at the same time, the power of the artist to make
his ideas visible through the language of symbols. His love of Man
has given him the insight to see the truth of Man, and his
imagination to realize in the world the infinite mystery of life
and not merely its mechanical aspect.
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Chokher Bali
Rabindranath Tagore
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This book explores the problems present in Bengal villages
specifically, which represent problems found within the rest of
rural India, therefore the same measures with very little
modification could be employed in the work of rural reconstruction
and rural education in those parts. The author discusses issues
related to the government, as well as the caste system, and the
social and religious customs, which he has argued not only hampered
the path to progress, but reduced the people further and further to
misery and despair.
This title, first published in 1928, is a collection of letters
from the Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore to C. F. Andrews. The
letters have been divided into several chapters, accompanied by
introductory notes by Andrews, and provide the reader with an
expression of Tagore's anxiety about modern civilization and
political life in India. This book will be of interest to students
of history.
This title, first published in 1928, is a collection of letters
from the Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore to C. F. Andrews. The
letters have been divided into several chapters, accompanied by
introductory notes by Andrews, and provide the reader with an
expression of Tagore's anxiety about modern civilization and
political life in India. This book will be of interest to students
of history.
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Gora (Paperback)
Rabindranath Tagore
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Awarded the Noble Prize for Literature in 1913, Rabindranath Tagore
(1861-- 1941) is considered the most important poet of modern-day
India. He was also a distinguished author, educator, social
reformer, and philosopher. Today, Tagore along with Mahatma Gandhi
is prized as the foremost intellectual and spiritual advocates of
India's liberation from imperial rule. This inspiring collection of
Tagore's poetry represents his "simple prayers of common life."
Each of the seventy-seven prayers is an eloquent affirmation of the
divine in the face of both joy and sorrow. Like the Psalms of
David, they transcend time and speak directly to the human heart.
The spirit of this collection may be best symbolized by a single
sentence by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the renowned philosopher and
statesman who served as president of India: "Rabindranath Tagore
was one of the few representatives of the universal person to whom
the future of the world belongs."
Tagore's beautiful songs now available in English translation. For
long considered untranslatable, Tagore's songs express most
profoundly his romantic and religious perceptions. Prof. Bose aims
to convey the artistic value of Tagore's songs beyond the limits of
his province. The first part, 'Oceanic Songs', introduces the
lyrics and tunes of the songs to a foreign audience through a
narrative of Tagore's travels during which he communicated with the
wider world. Since Tagore wrote only forty of his nearly 2500 songs
on his journeys abroad, the second part presents a selection of
'songs in five genres'. This book endeavours to reach Tagore's
songs to people beyond the borders of India, transcending the
barriers of language on the wings of music.
Tagore, a Bengalese writer, artist and thinker won the 1913 Nobel
Prize for Literature and became an international celebrity. These
essays arose from an international Tagore Conference held in London
in 1986 which aimed to reassess the range of his achievement and
the catholicity of his thought.
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The Essential Tagore (Paperback)
Rabindranath Tagore; Edited by Fakrul Alam, Radha Chakravarty; Foreword by Amit Chaudhuri
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"The Essential Tagore "showcases the genius of India s
Rabindranath Tagore, the first Asian Nobel Laureate and possibly
the most prolific and diverse serious writer the world has ever
known.
Marking the 150th anniversary of Tagore s birth, this ambitious
collection the largest single volume of his work available in
English attempts to represent his extraordinary achievements in ten
genres: poetry, songs, autobiographical works, letters, travel
writings, prose, novels, short stories, humorous pieces, and plays.
In addition to the newest translations in the modern idiom, it
includes a sampling of works originally composed in English, his
translations of his own works, three poems omitted from the
published version of the English "Gitanjali," and examples of his
artwork.
Tagore s writings are notable for their variety and innovation.
His "Sonar Tari" signaled a distinctive turn toward the symbolic in
Bengali poetry. The Lord of Life, from his collection "Chitra,"
created controversy around his very personal concept of religion.
"Chokher Bali" marked a decisive moment in the history of the
Bengali novel because of the way it delved into the minds of men
and women. The skits in "Vyangakautuk" mocked upper-class
pretensions. Prose pieces such as The Problem and the Cure were
lauded by nationalists, who also sang Tagore s patriotic songs.
Translations for this volume were contributed by Tagore
specialists and writers of international stature, including Amitav
Ghosh, Amit Chaudhuri, and Sunetra Gupta.
Discover How Tagore s Spiritual Life and Vision Can Enlighten
Your Own
"Rabindranath Tagore s philosophical and spiritual thoughts
transcend all limits of language, culture, and nationality. In his
writings, the poet and mystic takes us on a spiritual quest and
gives us a glimpse of the infinite in the midst of the finite,
unity at the heart of all diversity, and the Divine in all beings
and things of the universe." from the Preface bySwami
Adiswarananda
Rabindranath Tagore is one of the most influential mystic poets
and teachers of the last century. Deeply spiritual and profoundly
sensitive, his verse speaks to people from all backgrounds who seek
a deeper understanding of self, country, creation, God, and
love.
This beautiful sampling of Tagore s two most important works,
"The Gardener and Gitanjali, " offers a glimpse into his spiritual
vision that has inspired people around the world. Poems from "The
Gardener" explore youth and earthly love, while excerpts from
"Gitanjali" express divine love and Tagore s difficulty in
satisfying it.
Overwhelmingly mystical and lovely in its simplicity, this
unique collection offers insight into Tagore s heavenly desires,
his ongoing quest for "Brahama Vihara, " the joy eternal, and
illuminates the remarkable diversity that made him the most
important bridge between the spirituality of the East and West in
the first half of the twentieth century.
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The Best of Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore
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The Gardener
Rabindranath Tagore
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Chitra: A Play in One Act (1914) is a play by Rabindranath Tagore.
Published following his ascension to international fame with the
1912 Nobel Prize in Literature, the play is based on the story of
Chitrangada and Arjuna from Sanskrit epic Mahabharata. "I am
Chitra, the daughter of the kingly house of Manipur. With godlike
grace Lord Shiva promised to my royal grandsire an unbroken line of
male descent. Nevertheless, the divine word proved powerless to
change the spark of life in my mother's womb-so invincible was my
nature, woman though I be." Her whole life, Chitra has tried to
live up to her father's name. Raised as the son he never had, she
becomes a fearsome warrior and legendary hero, yet still longs for
something more. When she meets the handsome Arjuna, Chitra
petitions the god of love to make her beautiful. Mercifully, they
allow her to be with her lover for one whole year. With a
beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript,
this edition of Rabindranath Tagore's Chitra: A Play in One Act is
a classic of Indian literature reimagined for modern readers.
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The Post Office (Paperback)
Rabindranath Tagore; Contributions by Mint Editions
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The Post Office (1914) is a play by Rabindranath Tagore. Published
following his ascension to international fame with the 1912 Nobel
Prize in Literature, the play was introduced to an international
audience by W. B. Yeats. When the Irish poet discovered Tagore's
work in translation, he felt an intense kinship with a man whose
work was similarly grounded in spirituality and opposition to the
British Empire. Brought to Dublin's Abbey Theatre in 1913, The Post
Office remains one of Tagore's most influential literary works.
"The doctor says all the organs of his little body are at
loggerheads with each other, and there isn't much hope for his
life. There is only one way to save him and that is to keep him out
of this autumn wind and sun." Under doctor's orders, Amal is
confined to his uncle's home and courtyard, encouraged in his
studies despite his desire to experience the world beyond books.
Standing at the front gate, he watches life pass him by along the
road, speaking with whoever will stop to listen. When construction
begins on a new post office nearby, Amal dreams of one day serving
as a messenger for the king. With a beautifully designed cover and
professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Rabindranath
Tagore's The Post Office is a classic of Indian literature
reimagined for modern readers.
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