Rabindranath Tagore

Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka: It’s Not About King George

July 13, 2015

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Ram Puniyani The debate about our national anthem is a ceaseless one — the ones related to undermining Jana Gana Mana and pushing forward Vande Matram, so to say. To undermine the Jana Gana Mana time and again, questions have been raised about its having been written in praise of George V, the king of…
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Re-reading Rabindranath’s Iran Travelogues

February 6, 2013

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Ramkrishna Bhattacharya A Rabindranath Tagore’s later travelogues seem to be a cross between a diary and a philosophical notebook. While visiting various places in a foreign land, he keenly observes what is shown to him, records his itinerary and at the same time writes down his impressions and reflections based on his newly earned experience.…
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