Rabindranath Tagore

A pack of jackals howled out very loudly from a bush causing a minute-long hiatus in the schoolmaster's flow of words. It seemed as if the comically-inclined vulpines in that pitch-dark aggregation reeled with laughter either at the teacher's exposition of conjugal life or at Phanibhusan's naivete. As their lyricism subsided land and water fell doubly silent as before and the gentleman proceeded to tell his story crossing his large shining eyes. This...

Explore the enchanting world of The Crescent Moon, where Rabindranath Tagore masterfully delves into the innocence and wonder of childhood. Through a collection of lyrical poems and short stories, Tagore paints vivid portraits of young lives and their dreams, seamlessly blending reality with the fantastical. Set against the rich cultural tapestry of Bengal, the book captures universal themes of love, curiosity, and the delicate beauty of nature....

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...