Organic Sensibility of Tagore
Bina tells us about the love of Nature in Tagore and compares it with Wordsworth. Nature was organic to both these poets. Here’s an interesting insight, as part of...
Gitanjali: Interactions of Bengali Literature with the World
The English translation of Gitanjali, “Song Offerings”, encases only 103, amongst which one poem is a combined translation of two other poems. Fifty-three of the poems are from...
Tagore and Einstein: Two Kindred Spirits
Tagore’s meetings with Einstein which took place in 1930 and which elicited reactions, both respectful and not-so-respectful, from the scientific community were significant if only because of the opportunity...
Musings of Tagore on Love and Mysticism
A relentlessly seeking, sensitive, intellectual soul, Tagore wanted to drink the elixir of life to the dregs. He found beauty in everything around him. Even the minuscule objects...
Remembering Tagore
In all of his creative works, what touched Navodita is the poignancy and the deep feeling of emotion that flow with his thoughts – the sensitivity, the words...
firefly
An enigmatic short story, by Michele, as a tribute to Tagore, a Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. “I really cannot understand,” her fingers pounded out on the keypad,...
Tagore on Style and Fashion in Farewell Song
Tabassum tells us about the modernity of Rabindranath Tagore. In his novel, Shesher Kobita (Farewell Song), the Bard makes a clear distinction between style and fashion. A Special Feature,...
My Trans-creations of Two Poems of Tagore
Prof Laksmisree trans-creates two well-known songs of Rabindranath Tagore from his prem (love) and puja (prayer/divinity) series. A tribute to Gurudev, as Special Feature, exclusively for Different Truths. On...
Margins
A felt-need to banish the margins reminds us of Mahatma Gandhi’s vision on his 151st birth anniversary. Here is an evocative and soul-stirring poem, by Mitali, exclusively for Different...