Mukti
37. Poem Mukti (Liberty) of the book 'Palataka' (Fugitive) written around 1915.
Whatever the doctors advise“
Though it may not be wise
Keep open the windows
The wind...
Grief
7. Poem No: 18 of the book Sesh Saptak, written in 1935.
Translator's note: The following quote from the Poet's essay Dukkha (Sorrow) from his...
Patralekha
26. Poem 'Patralekha' (Letter Writing) from the book Punascha (Again), written in 1933.
Translator's note: In this poem the poet depicts the frustration of a...
Letters & Diaries
Translator: Rajat Das Gupta
A few leaves from the letters/diaries of Rabindra Nath Tagore Nobel Laureate 1913
Literature of Tagore along with his songs is a...
Rabindranath Tagore: Scripting National Anthem for Countries
The pat answer will come- Why! two; India and Bangladesh - India's Jana Gana Mono Adhinayaka… (= O lord of the populace) & Bangladesh's...
Duranta Asha – a Poem by Rabindranath Tagore
46. Poem 'Duranta Asha' (Desperate Hope) from the book 'Manasi'.
When the mad pining in heart
Sibilates like a snake to blurt,
With the fate's bondage
Thumps in...
Birodh
12. Poem 'Birodh' (Strife) of the book 'Bithika' written at Santiniketan in 1935.
Translator's note: The Poet does not long for a Utopia, but considers...
Janmakatha (=Tale of Birth)
Translation of a poem by Rabindranath Tagore (Nobel Laureate of 1913) translated by Rajat Das Gupta.
Poem: Janmakatha (=Tale of Birth) from the book "Shishu"...