Rabindranath Tagore

Devi- The re-incarnation. In the late nineteenth century, Provatkumar Mukhopadhyay had written a short story based on a 16 year old girl who was considered as an incarnation of Devi (Goddess) by her religious father-in-law. The short story first published in the year 1899 appealed to Satyajit Ray which he thought could be made into a film with interesting character interconnections and the idea of a period film highly intrigued him. Umaprasad’s father Kalikinkar (Chhabi Biswas) was an ardent…

Construction Also known as the Verul Leni, The Ellora caves located about 29 kilometres northwest from the city of Aurangabad. These caves were carved out of the vertical face of the Charanandri hills during the period of 6th and 10th centuries, the same times the Ajanta caves were abandoned. Reminiscent of the Ajanta caves, the Ellora caves are also world famous for their spectacular paintings and sculpture. Even after extensive research, the experts are still unable to tell how these…

The book is a amalgamation of contributions of Novel Prize winner renowned economist Amartya Sen’s, glorious papers on public conversation and rational pluralism in Indian society that incorporate Indian history and uniqueness, culture, focusing on the custom public debates and intellectual pluralism. It is the perceptions of Indian culture, history, or individuality which is not inevitably distorted or discerning but also without having a clear scientific interpretation. The book is a coherent…

observing his diligence and brilliance she fell in love with him and proposed him for marriage but he turned down her proposal because of not being same caste “He was not in favour of inter- caste marriages.”5 Similarly in “Once There Was a King” Tagore also shows the social inequality of caste in Indian society. A King had only a daughter but no son so he had gone away to the forest for a particular reason. But having passed many years when he did not come back the queen ordered her men to…

modern and independent Indian woman. Where the mind is without fear: In 1900, the poem ‘Where the Mind is Without Fear’ was composed. The poem was inspired by many of the Tagore’s poem such as ‘Gitanjali’, as it was one of the successful work by Tagore translated in English. This poem inspires the readers in many ways. It raises the hope and new aspiration in the minds of the readers. With the sense of free- thinking, undivided, dynamic nation, the poem has inspired Indians with its different…

Imperialism Impacts Regions After Napoleon’s defeat in Europe and the subsequent liberation in the Americas, Europeans began to look at Asia and Africa for new imperial conquests. Having an imperial attitude lead to what is known today as the New Imperialism (1800-1914). The New Imperialism lead to huge impacts on parts of Africa and Asia, but not all of them were positive. In the eyes of the Europeans, they felt like it was their duty to “help” them, but in the eyes of the Africans and those…

THE House on Mango Street As Rabindranath Tagore once said “Reach high, for stars lie hidden in you. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.” The quote expresses the significance of dreams. The main character of the house on mango street, Esperanza, is a person that the quote best defines. A very strong girl that once dreamed big, no matter her surroundings and limitations. Throughout the novel, Esperanza goes through many life stages, as she tries to define herself, as well as she…

modern narration, where writers would write to create a new world that would attract readers, entertain them, and then teach them with an underlying message. In Rabindranath Tagore’s “The Hungry Stones”, Tagore writes a short story about three passengers waiting for a connecting train to go to their final destination which is Calcutta. Tagore starts the sorry…

“You can't cross the sea by merely standing and staring at the water.” - Rabindranath Tagore In life, there are two different types of people, the people who watch from the sidelines, and those who dare to compete. The latter type can oftentimes be found doing the extreme, i.e. extreme sports. Extreme sports can alter one’s perspective on life. These sports can assist people in stepping out of their comfort zones. In many cases, extreme sports have had calming effects on its participants and…

The art that reflects human experience and sensibility faithfully attains a cosmic value and also corresponds with the universal socio-moral codes. By virtue, drama has immersed as a powerful literary mode of representation of human sensibility that is universal and beyond the limitations of time and space. Theatre represents human life on the stage with all its color and complexities. So, drama or theatre has a direct connection with the human life. It had been one of the finest expressions of…