New Releases by Rabindranath Tagore

Discover the Literary Genius of Rabindranath Tagore with This Exquisite 2 Ebook Combo Embark on a journey through the enchanting world of Rabindranath Tagore''s prose and poetry with this captivating 2 Ebook combo, offering a glimpse into the depths of human emotion, spirituality, and the human condition. Book 1: The Hungry Stones, and Other Stories Immerse yourself in the mesmerizing tales of Rabindranath Tagore as he weaves a tapestry of human experience, longing, and transformation in "The Hungry Stones, and Other Stories." From mystical encounters to poignant reflections on life and love, Tagore''s prose captivates readers with its lyrical beauty and profound insights into the human soul. Book 2: The Post Office Step into the world of imagination and innocence with "The Post Office," a timeless play by Rabindranath Tagore. Set in a quaint rural village, the play follows the adventures of a young boy named Amal, whose world expands through his correspondence with the outside world. Through Amal''s journey, Tagore explores themes of freedom, longing, and the power of human connection, leaving a lasting impression on audiences of all ages. Experience the Magic of Tagore''s Literary Universe: Can Words Illuminate the Human Spirit? Join the Literary Odyssey! As you delve into Tagore''s exquisite works, ponder the mysteries of life and the transformative power of literature. Can the written word transcend time and space to touch the depths of our souls? The answers await within these enchanting tales and plays, inviting you to explore the beauty and complexity of the human experience. Unlock the Gates of Literary Splendor - Begin Your Journey Today!

Rabindranath Tagore was the most significant literary figure of Bengali literature. As a poet, novelist, musician, and playwright, Tagore reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. " The Home and the World" is a novel from 1916 that illustrates the struggle Tagore had within himself, between Western cultural ideas and the revolution against those very ideas. The work was a great success worldwide and was among those selected in a list by "The Telegraph" as one of the top 10 greatest Asian novels of all time. A highly noteworthy achievement, though not extraordinary for a writer who, in 1915, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

The collected essays "Sadhana: The Realization of Life" are authored by the esteemed Bengali poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore. The book, which was published in 1913, is a reflection of Tagore''s ideas about life, spirituality, and the human condition. The pieces discuss the value of engaging in spiritual practice and introspection to develop a deeper understanding of life and to discover one''s true nature. In his discussion of the relationship between the divine and humanity, Tagore emphasizes the oneness of all living things. He explores the notion that realizing a higher awareness and acknowledging the divine within ourselves is the ultimate goal of existence. The essays in " Sadhana " address a variety of subjects, such as the value of labor, the quest of knowledge, the splendor of nature, and the place of art in human life. Poetic and introspective, Tagore''s writing inspires readers to ponder life''s bigger questions and investigate the spiritual side of things. All things considered, " Sadhana: The Realization of Life" provides insights into Tagore''s philosophical outlook as well as his beliefs regarding the spiritual path leading to self-realization and the understanding of life''s greater purpose.

Manasi (English: "Mental Images" or "The Mind''s Creation") is a 1890 Bengali poetry book written by Rabindranath Tagore. It comes under the "Manasi-Sonar Tari Group" of Tagore''s poetry writings.

Balaka (English: "A Flight of Swans") is a Bengali poetry book written by Rabindranath Tagore. It was published in 1916. It is the first significant work of the "Balaka Stage" of Rabindranath''s poetry.

Sonar Tori (alternatively spelt Sonar Tari) is a collection of Bengali poetry by poet Rabindranath Tagore. The collection has more than forty poems and was first published in 1894. Sonar Tori is considered to be one of the most celebrated literary works of Tagore.

Gitali is a Bengali language poetry book written by Rabindranath Tagore. It was published in 1914.

In ''The Complete Works of Rabindranath Tagore,'' readers are presented with a collection of writings that showcase the diverse talent of the author. Tagore''s literary style is characterized by its lyrical prose, deep philosophical insights, and exploration of themes such as love, nature, and spirituality. This comprehensive volume includes poetry, short stories, plays, and essays, providing a holistic view of Tagore''s exceptional literary contributions to Bengali literature and beyond. Tagore''s work is deeply rooted in the cultural and social context of his time, reflecting the complexities of Indian society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His writing transcends boundaries and continues to resonate with readers around the world, making him a literary icon of global significance. Rabindranath Tagore, a Nobel laureate and polymath, was a prolific writer, composer, and artist whose impact on Indian literature and culture cannot be overstated. His deep connection to nature, spiritual beliefs, and advocacy for social reform are evident throughout his works, reflecting his profound understanding of human emotions and relationships. Tagore''s vast body of work continues to inspire readers and scholars alike, cementing his legacy as one of the greatest literary figures of the 20th century. I highly recommend ''The Complete Works of Rabindranath Tagore'' to any reader interested in exploring the rich tapestry of Tagore''s writings. This collection offers a comprehensive insight into the depth and brilliance of Tagore''s literary genius, making it a must-read for anyone passionate about literature, poetry, and philosophical discourse.

Open the pages of this extraordinary collection and immerse yourself in the brilliance of Rabindranath Tagore''s artistry and genius. From heart-wrenching tragedies to heart-warming tales of hope and resilience, Tagore''s stories capture the human experience in all its richness and complexity. Whether you''re a lifelong fan of Tagore''s work or new to his writings, this collection is a treasure trove of literary gems that will leave you spellbound and longing for more.

The Hungry Stones is a Bengali short story written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1895. The story is about a tax collector, who is sent to a small town and stays at a former palace which is believed to be haunted. Every night, he becomes more consumed by the spirits of the inhabitants of the palace from the Mughal times and a beautiful Indian woman.

This collection presents the simple tales of village life and governance in India in times of Tagore. Entertainingly, the author shows how the pre-industrial world was understood, judged, and thought about. The book covers such topics as married life, the impulsive and unwise nature of children, the duties of people toward each other, the costs of carelessness and misunderstandings and human nature, and the romanticized power of the supernatural.

Thought Relics Rabindranath Tagore - Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, philosopher, artist, playwright, composer, and novelist. His body of literature is deeply sympathetic to the poor and upholds universal humanistic values. His poetry drew from traditional Vaisnava folk lyrics and was often deeply mystical.

Stray Birds (1916) is a collection of poems by Rabindranath Tagore. Translated into English by Tagore after he received the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, Stray Birds is a powerful collection of short poems by a master of Indian literature. “Stray birds of summer come to my window to sing and fly away. And yellow leaves of autumn, which have no songs, flutter and fall there with a sigh.” The poems of Stray Birds are a masterclass in clarity and concision. Like birds themselves, they flutter across the sky of the page before passing beyond the limit of sight. In prayer, in celebration, and in evocations of the natural world, Tagore comes as close to the truth as possible, catching a glimpse before it can fly away forever: “Let me live truly, my Lord, so that death to me become true.” In plainspoken language, Tagore gives voice to the soul. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Rabindranath Tagore’s Stray Birds is a classic of Indian literature reimagined for modern readers.

Chitra: A Play in One Act (1914) is a play by Rabindranath Tagore. Published following his ascension to international fame with the 1912 Nobel Prize in Literature, the play is based on the story of Chitrangada and Arjuna from Sanskrit epic Mahabharata. “I am Chitra, the daughter of the kingly house of Manipur. With godlike grace Lord Shiva promised to my royal grandsire an unbroken line of male descent. Nevertheless, the divine word proved powerless to change the spark of life in my mother''s womb—so invincible was my nature, woman though I be.” Her whole life, Chitra has tried to live up to her father’s name. Raised as the son he never had, she becomes a fearsome warrior and legendary hero, yet still longs for something more. When she meets the handsome Arjuna, Chitra petitions the god of love to make her beautiful. Mercifully, they allow her to be with her lover for one whole year. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Rabindranath Tagore’s Chitra: A Play in One Act is a classic of Indian literature reimagined for modern readers.

“Their real freedom is not within the boundaries of security, but in the highroad of adventures, full of the risk of new experiences.” Nationalism was a popular subject of debate in the pre-Independence era and academics from across the world shared their ideas on the same. Tagore’s idea of nationalism is deep-rooted in his belief that growth has to be all-inclusive – not just for a nation, but also for its people. This book is a collection of Tagore’s lectures on Nationalism in the West, Japan and India. His mastery with expression is further highlighted as he recounts the need of the concept of Nation to benefit its people, and not just exist as an idealistic theory that benefits a few. Nationalism brings to fore Tagore’s deep understanding of contemporary politics and paves a middle path between growth of the people and a nation, and aggressive ways towards modernity.

Originally published in 1915, this collection features a selection of songs by the poet Kabir, one of the most interesting personalities in the history of Indian mysticism. Author: Rabindranath Tagore Language: English Keywords: Literature / Poetry / Hinduism Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. Contents Include: First Edition February 1915 THE poet Kabir, a selection from whose songs is here for the first time offered to English readers, is one of the most interesting personalities in the history of Indian mysticism. Born in or near Benares, of Mohammedan parents, and probably about the year 1440, he became in early life a disciple of the celebrated Hindu ascetic Rama nanda. Ramananda had brought to Northern India the religious revival which Ramanuja, the great twelfth century reformer of Brahmanism, had initiated in the South. This revival was in part a reaction against the increasing formalism of the orthodox cult, in part an assertion of the de mands of the heart as against the intense intellectualism of the Vedanta philosophy, the exaggerated monism which that philosophy proclaimed. It took in Ramanujas preaching the form of an ardent personal devotion to the God Vishnu, as representing the personal aspect of the Divine Nature : that mystical ct religion of love which everywhere makes its appearance at a certain level of spiritual culture, and which creeds and philosophies are powerless to kill. Though such a devotion is in digenous. in Hinduism, and finds expression in many passages of the Bhagavad Gita, there was in its mediaeval revival a large element of syncretism. Ramananda, through whom its spirit is said to have reached Kabir, appears to have been a man of wide religious culture, and full of rnissionary enthusiasm. Living at the moment in which the impassioned poetry and deep philosophy of the great Persian mystics, Attar, Sadi, Jalaluddin Rumi, and Hafiz, were exercising a powerful influence on the religious thought of India, he dreamed of reconciling this intense and personal Mohammedan mysticism with the traditional theology of Brah monism. Some have regarded both. these great religious leaders as in fluenced also by Christian thought and life : but as this is a point upon which. competent authorities hold widely divergent views, its discussion is not attempted here. We may safely assert, however, that in their teach ings, twoperhaps threeapparently antagonistic streams of intense spiritual culture met, as Jewish and IIcllemstic thought met in the early Christian Church : and it is one of the outstanding characteristics of Kabirs genius that he was able in his poems to fuse them into one. A great religious reformer, the founder of a sect to which nearly a million northern Hindus still belong,. it is yet supremely as a mystical poet that Kabir lives for us.

“Sadhana – The Realisation of Life” is a breathtaking collection of spiritual discourses given by Rabindranath Tagore. A repository of the timeless wisdom of the East, Sadhana is one of the most profound books on spirituality that you will ever read! We highly recommend it to any seeker of spiritual wisdom. The book consists of eight essays, in which Tagore answers some of the most profound questions of life: Why did God create this world? Why would a Perfect Being, instead of remaining eternally concentrated in Himself, go through the trouble of manifesting the Universe? Why does evil exist? Do love and beauty have a purpose? Tagore masterfully brings the spiritual truths behind these profound questions to light, with his lucid explanations of the Sanskrit verses of the Upanishads (Indian spiritual texts dating to ~800 B.C.) and the eternal teachings of Lord Jesus and Buddha. Sadhana is one of those rare books that need to be read slowly, as each sentence contains an immense amount of wisdom to be digested! In the end Tagore’s captivating and rational explanations will leave you feeling breathless, exhilarated and brimming with peace, happiness and joy, as you become aware of the tremendous unifying force behind this immensely diverse and awe-inspiring Creation!

An intensely romantic story that unfolds in the beautiful hill station of Shillong in north-eastern India, The Last Poem (Shesher Kavita) is considered by many to be Rabindranath Tagore''s finest prose work. Amit Ray travels to Shillong to escape from the drudgery of his middle-class existence, and finds himself ensnared instead in a web of passion andpoetry with the elegant and enigmatic Lavanya. As the protagonists grow closer to each other in this unconventional love story, they also discover themselves - their strengths, their ambitions, their flaws, their follies.

Ecrit par le Prix Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, Sadhana constitue une introduction profonde et accessible à l''héritage spirituel de l''Inde. Tagore, passeur par excellence de la philosophie et de la spiritualité indiennes en Occident, était un poète intimement religieux ; toute son oeuvre se veut un témoignage de ce que Dieu réside avant tout dans la pureté personnelle et dans l''attention à autrui. Sadhana, d''un terme sanskrit signifiant « discipline spirituelle », est une superbe distillation des grands textes de la philosophie indienne, et depuis longtemps un classique, enfin réédité.

Sanskrit translation of Balaka, Bengali poems by Rabindranath Tagore.

Tagore''s supressed book now available in an English-Bengali edition For the first time in English, here is the sequence of poems Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) worked on his entire life—the erotic and emotionally powerful dialogue about Lord Krishna and his young lover Radha. These "song offerings" are the first poems Tagore ever published, though he passed them off as those of an unknown Bengali religious poet. As the first and last poems Tagore wrote and revised, they represent the entrance and exit to one of the most prolific literary lives of our contemporary world. The translation rights to Tagore’s poetry were tightly guarded until 2001, when they entered the public domain, making publication of this book possible. These English versions are the result of a five-year collaboration between Bengali scholar Tony K. Stewart, who provided richly associative literal translations, and the celebrated poet Chase Twichell, who shaped the poems into English. This bilingual Bengali-English edition also includes the "biography" Tagore wrote of the unknown religious poet who supposedly authored these poems. Rabindranath Tagore was born in Bengal, the youngest son of a religious reformer and scholar. He wrote successfully in all literary genres and is the author of the national anthems for both India and Bangladesh. In his mature years he managed the family estates, which brought him into close touch with common humanity and increased his interest in social reforms. He participated in the Indian nationalist movement, and was a devoted friend of Mahatma Gandhi. Tagore received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913; he was knighted in 1915 by the British Government, but later resigned the honor as a protest against British policies in India.

This vintage volume comprises the English translation of Rabindranath Tagore''s ''Gitanjali'', a collection of one-hundred-and-three poems first published by the ''India Society of London'' in 1912. This beautiful collection, translated by Tagore himself, is sure to be enjoyed by a wide range of poetry-lovers, and is a veritable must-read for anyone unfamiliar with the seminal work of Tagore. Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali polymath who single-handedly reformed Bengali literature and music through ''Contextual Modernism'' in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Many antiquarian books such as this are increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this vintage book now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a new prefatory biography of the author.

The literature of the new age seeks not to narrate a sequence of events, but to reveal the secrets of the heart. Such is the narrative mode of Chokher Bali’ – Rabindranath Tagore, Preface to Chokher Bali Chokher Bali explores the forbidden emotions unleashed when a beautiful young widow enters the seemingly harmonious world of a newly married couple. This path-breaking novel by Rabindranath Tagore weaves a tangled web of relationships between the pampered and self-centred Mahendra, his innocent, childlike bride Asha, their staunch friend Bihari, and the wily, seductive Binodini, whose arrival transforms the lives of all concerned. Radha Chakravarty’s translation brings the world of Tagore’s fiction to life, in lucid, idiomatic prose.

Rabindranath Tagore reinvented the Bengali novel with Farewell Song, blurring the lines between prose and poetry and creating an effervescent blend of romance and satire. Through Amit and Labanya and a brilliantly etched social milieu, the novel addresses contemporary debates about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ writing, the nature of love and conjugality, and the influence of Western culture on Bengali society. Set against the idyllic backdrop of Shillong and the mannered world of elite Calcutta society, this sparkling novel expresses the complex vision and the mastery of style that characterized Tagore’s later works. Tagore was not only an immensely versatile poet; he was also a great short story writer, novelist, playwright, essayist, and composer of songsAmartya Sen

India’s Rabindranath Tagore was the first Asian Nobel Laureate and possibly the most prolific and diverse serious writer ever known. The largest single volume of his work available in English, this collection includes poetry, songs, autobiographical works, letters, travel writings, prose, novels, short stories, humorous pieces, and plays.

In this stunning collection of poems by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, acclaimed translator Ketaki Kushari Dyson brilliantly captures the energy and lyricism of the legendary poet’s verses. The title poem evokes the inner turmoil of a man who must return to the drudgery of work after visiting his home for the Durga Puja vacation. Haunted by his four-year-old daughter’s parting words, ‘I won’t let you go!’ he finds his anguish reflected in the vagaries of nature, with the earth echoing his pain. The other poems in this collection brim with Tagore’s compassionate humanity and delicate sensuousness. From detailing the nuances of intimate relationships to ruminating on the vast cosmos, these poems glow with a burning awareness of man’s place in the universe, reaffirming Tagore’s reputation as one of India’s greatest modern poets. In what a profound sadness are sky and earth immersed! The further I go, the more I hear the same piteous note: I wont let you go!

Fresh insight into the poetic career of Bengal''s greatest poet by his most compelling translator.

The poet Kablr, a selection from whose songs is here for the first time offered to English readers, is one of the most interesting personalities in the history of I ndian mysticism. Born in or near Benares, of Mohammedan parents, and probably about the year 1440, he became in early life a disciple of the celebrated Hindu ascetic Ramananda. Ramananda had brought to Northern India the religious revival which Ramanuja, the great twelfth-century reformer of Brahmanism, had initiated in the South...