The Writings of Rabindranath Tagore

The Writings of Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was a Bengali poet, philosopher, artist,
playwright, composer and novelist.
India’s first Nobel laureate, Tagore won the 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature.
He composed the text of both India’s and Bangladesh’s respective
national anthems.
Tagore travelled widely and was friends with many notable 20th century figures
such as William Butler Yeats,
H.G. Wells, Ezra Pound,
and Albert Einstein.
While he supported Indian Independence, he often had tactical
disagreements with Gandhi (at one point talking him out of a fast to the death).
His body of literature is deeply sympathetic for the
poor and upholds universal humanistic values.
His poetry drew from traditional Vaisnava folk lyrics and was often
deeply mystical.

Gitanjali

1913

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The Crescent Moon

1913

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Stray Birds

1916

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The Home and the World

1915

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Thought Relics

1921

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Translated by Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore

, Introduction by

Evelyn Underhill

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New York, The Macmillan Company; [

1915

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Songs of Kabîr , Translated by, Introduction by; New York, The Macmillan Company; [