Rabindranath Tagore [1861-1941]

Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore was a creative epoch in whose wake great legions of inspired writers, poets, singers, musicians, linguists, historians, artists and philosophers emerged in India. Tagore, despite the fact that he wrote mainly in Bengali, was the  voice of India. The extent of his influence on Bengali culture was so vast that no meaningful account is possible in the space of an article. The prohibitive and virtually impossible task of presenting Tagore’s supreme mastery in any other medium outside Bengali remains a major stumbling block. To accomplish this, access to the translations and interpretations of Tagore’s work should be broadened and not held back. Tagore’s genius, as well as, his human limitations in the areas of his life and works must be critically evaluated and not stashed away in a forgotten iron safe of presumed perfectionism.