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...
Bhojon Bir
45. Poem 'Bhojon Bir' = (The Gluttonous Hero) of the book 'Prahasini' (=Satirist) written 3 years before the Poet's death in 1941 at the...
Nagarlakshmi
23. Poem 'Nagarlakshmi' (The Goddess of Wealth of the town) of the book KATHA in Bengali, written by the Poet in 1899.
Translator's note: This...
History in Poetry & Sagarika
Translator's note: Historians have recorded, interpreted and analyzed the historical events/developments. Tagore, through a number of his poems, has extracted and presented us hot...
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...
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...
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...
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...