Life sketch of Rabindranath Thakur (=Tagore)
Birth
: 7 May 1861 AD
Demise
: 7 August 1941 AD
Nobel Laureate
: 1913 AD
Born at Jorasanko in Calcutta in a Brahmo family, Rabindranath Thakur was the...
Karmafal
15. Poem: Karmafal (Recompense) of the book Kshanika (Momentary) written at the beginning of the 20th Century.
(Translator's note: It seems this poem was written...
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...
Rabindra Sangeet Songs of Rabindranath Tagore
Translator's note: The songs of Rabindranath Tagore are known as Rabindrasangeet which number approx. 2500. It is no exaggeration to say that Rabindrasangeet has...
Prasna
34. Poem: 'Prasna' (Question) of the book 'Parishash' (At End) written in the year 1932
O Lord, from age to age
The saints carried Thy message
To...
Jogin-da
35. Poem: Jogin-da (Jogin the big brother) of the book 'Chharar Chhabi' (Pictures in Rhyme) written in 1937, 4 years before the death of...
Samanya Kshati
36. Poem: Samanya Kshati (Trifle Loss) written in 1899.
Blows the cold wind of winter
Along the river crystal clear
In the rural solitude a bit far
From...
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...
Bloom
39. Poem: To Bloom .
[Translator's note: However much man may try to emulate God in creating beautiful things, his creations can never match God's....
Keno
16. Poem: Keno (Why) of the book ‘Nabajatak' written on 12 Oct. m1938, 3 years before the Poet's death.
Translator's note: As per media report...