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...
Apramatta
50. Poem 'Apramatta' (Un-frenzied) of the book 'Naibedya' (Offering) written in 1901 A.D.
The devotion, impatient with Thee,
Instantly yielding to dance and musical spree
In reverential...
Madhumay
9. Poem 'Madhumay Prithibir Dhuli' (Sweet is the Earth's dust) of the book AROGYA (Recovery) written on the 14th Feb. 1941, the year of...
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...
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...
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...
Sphulingo & Kanika
Translator's note: I am unaware of any other piece better capturing the solemnity and wonder of Nature, manifesting through its both macro and micro...
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...