Guru Govind
19. Poem 'Guru Govind' of the book Katha (Legends) written in 1888.
Translator's note: Guru Govind Singh was the last and 10th Guru of...
Ami
49. Poem 'Ami' (Myself) from the book 'Shyamali' written on 29 May, 1936 at Santiniketan (Birbhum Dist of West Bengal, where situates his University...
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...
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...
Bidaysambal
17. Poem: Bidaysambal (Sustenance for Passage) of the book 'Mahua' (a flower) written at Singapore on 19 August, 1927.
Translator's note: It is difficult to...
Ora Kaj Kare
51. Poem: Ora Kaj Kare (They Toil) written in 1941 a few months before the Poet's death.
Along the indolent stream of time
My mind ferries...
Asha (Hope)
28. Poem 'Asha (Hope)' of the book Purabi (name of an Indian Raga played in the evening), written on board SS Andes on 19...
Nakalgarh Poem
22. Poem 'Nakalgarh Poem' (False Fort) - of the book KATHA (Legends) written in 1899.
This poem touchingly reflects the heroic character of the Rajputs...
Tagore on Death
52. Poem No: 5 of the book Janmadine (On My Birthday) written in April 1940, shortly before the Poet's death in 1941
. We, in...
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...
