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May 6, 2021 · Remembering Tagore on his 160th birth anniversary today, here we list down some of his timeless poems that continue to resonate his creative charm and are still as relevant.
Poems by Rabindranath Tagore. Rabindranath Tagore [1861-1941] was considered the greatest writer in modern Indian literature. A Bengali poet, novelist, educator, Nobel Laureate for Literature [1913].
Among other influences, Tagore acknowledged three main sources of his literary inspiration: the Vaishnava poets of medieval Bengal and the Bengali folk literature; the classical Indian aesthetic, cultural, and philosophical heritage; and the modern European literary tradition, particularly the work of the English Romantic poets.
Poet and philosopher, Rabindranath Tagore, has left a lasting literary legacy. To celebrate this incredible South Asian figure, DESIblitz looks at some of his best poetic verses.
Thou hast given me seats in homes not my own. Thou hast brought the distant near and made a brother of the stranger. I am uneasy at heart when I have to leave my accustomed shelter; I forgot that there abides the old in the new, and that there also thou abidest.
Freedom. ‘Freedom’ by Rabindranath Tagore is a powerful and effective poem about freedom. The speaker spends the seventeen lines of the poem describing the kind of freedom he hopes his country will find. Freedom from fear is the freedom. I claim for you my motherland!
Rabindranath Tagore Poems. 1. Clouds And Waves. Mother, the folk who live up in the clouds call out to me- 'We play from the time we wake till the day ends. We play with the golden dawn, we play with the silver moon.' I ask, 'But how am I to get up to you? ' ... Read Poem. 2. A Moments Indulgence. I ask for a moment's indulgence to sit by thy side.
