Pochishe Boisakh was written by Tagore on 8th May 1922, and published in a collection called, Purabi by the poet himself under the aegis of Vishwa … Read the translation of the poem and more…
Pochishe Boisakh: Rabindranath Tagore’s Birthday Poem
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) has a unique place in many lives. His works continue to impact us. His songs continue to feel relevant. It is not …
Reminiscing on Tagore…
By Rakhi Dalal
Book Review: Mitali Chakrvarty’s ‘Flight of the Angsana Oriole’
The poems in Mitali Chakravarty’s ‘Flight of the Angsana Oriole’, contain stories of hope, wonder, love, despair, loss, and grief.
Centuries ago, April was associated with spring induced travel… just as pilgrims set out on a journey in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales…A hundred years ago, in April 1924, Tagore had also set out to journey across the oceans to China — a trip which, perhaps, led to the setting up of Cheena Bhavan in Vishwa Bharati…That arts connect in an attempt to override divides drawn by politics is well embodied in Tagore’s work as an NGO and as a writer. He drew from all cultures, Western and Eastern, to try and get the best together to serve humankind, closing gaps borne of human constructs.
April Showers
Celebrating poetry around the world, our focus this year is on refugees, immigrants or poetry by migrants… In a way, we are all migrants on this …
What is Home?
As we complete the fourth year of our virtual existence in the clouds and across borders, the world has undergone many changes around us, and it’s not only climate change (which is a huge challenge) but much more.
‘If Winter Comes, Can Spring be Far Behind…’
Discard all prayers,Meditation, hymns and rituals. Why do you hide behind Closed doors of temples?….There is no God in this house. He has gone to …
Finding Godot?
Let’s look forward to things getting better this New Year with wars tapering off to peace— a peace where weapons and violence are only to be found in…
‘Imagine all the People, Sharing All the World’
‘Our sheer dependence on political parties and making their goals as our own goals is a self-defeat by all means. I see community as a larger concept…
Hyderabad’s History Retold by Common People
Just as George Orwell (1903-1950) envisioned a bleak future in his novel, 1984, Tagore left his optimistic vision filled with hope for posterity – a …
A Hundred Years Later by Rabindranath
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