Rabindranath Tagore: An Illustrated Life by Uma Das Gupta - 2013

Oxford Univesity Press, 2013. First edition. Softcover. New. Poet, novelist, short story writer, playwright, musician, painter, and founder of a new education at Santiniketan and Sriniketan, Rabindranath Tagore was one of India`s foremost creative minds. This biography covers the important phases of Rabindranath`s life from his childhood years in the Tagore household to becoming a poet and writer. It provides a perceptive account of the forces that moulded his life`s thought and action. Exploring Rabindranath`s views and writings on the historical and political issues of the age, especially his thoughts and ideas on India`s history, nationalism and internationalism, religion, humanism, the nation`s self-esteem, as well as his experiments in education and rural reconstruction at Santiniketan, Sriniketan, and Visva-Bharati, Uma Das Gupta`s lucid narrative offers the key to understanding the quintessential renaissance man. Profusely illustrated with rare photographs, this biography is an insightful journey of the genesis of Tagore as a creative personality, activist, critical thinker. Printed Pages: 140. NA