Abstract This paper is on the poet, RabindranathTagore, who wrote the national anthem for India. It includes his poetic skills/ work in literature and his achievements.
Abstract This essay is an analysis on the life of RabindranathTagore, a Bengali who had a privileged upbringing in Britain, but who loved his native land. The essay describes Tagore as being primarily known as a multitalented artist - a novelist, essayist, philosopher, poet, Nobel Prize winner, song-writer and singer, playwright and actor. However, he was frequently distracted from artistic creativity due to his concerns about the realities and problems of life in India. This essay argues that to truly appreciate Tagore, it is necessary to go beyond his artistic oeuvre. Instead, it recognizes that Tagore also made an important contribution through his political message, and it argues that his anti-nationalism message is entirely relevant to important modern day problems.
From the Paper "The non-literary achievements of Tagore may be seen as deriving primarily from his grasp of the poverty of the concept of nationalism. Quayum explains that Tagore perceived the poverty of the notion of nationalism, despite the fact that the notion attracts so many fervent followers. Crucially, Tagore saw that this notion grew out of 'the post-religious laboratory of industrial-capitalism' (Quayam 3), and its problems derive directly from this inauspicious origin. Reflecting this origin, nationalism is, in Tagore's words, an 'organization of politics and commerce' that brings 'harvests of wealth' due to the operation of greed, power and selfishness (Quayam 3). The problem is that nationalism on the one hand impoverishes our souls and cuts us off from our common humanity - and on the other hand, is the direct inspiration for much of the suffering in our world..."
Tags: politics, artist, India, Bengali, achievements, contributions
A look at India's development from as early as the 3rd millennium and how other nations and civilizations often imposed their rule on India. The primary focus of the paper is on how British rule in India continues to effect modern Indian politics.
3,960 words (approx. 15.8 pages), 6 sources, 2001, $ 107.95
Abstract In this paper the author examines how British rule has made an impact on Indian politics. Making comparison to Abdullah Hussein's characters in "Weary Generations", the author suggests that British rule, in modern Indian politics, continues to be "an unhappy marriage that still is not broken". The second section of the paper discusses political institutions in contemporary India and their relevance, whilst the third section looks at Indian ancient civilization which the author suggests has led to a modern day philosophy of non-violence, religious tolerance. The paper concludes with a look at democracy in India as compared to that in China and Japan.
From the paper:
?The English made many external changes that led to the Indian people's desire and ability to become their own unified country. Although unification may never have happened without the influence of the British, it was the Indians themselves that eventually achieved their unity. The British could not completely unify India.?
From the Paper "Sir Rabindranath Tagore's most famous work is the Gitanjali, a book of poems that reached a wide audience after it was given a preface by William Butler Yeats. Tagore is one of the most famous and highly regarded of authors from modern India. The name is a pseudonym of Ravindranath Thakura, though the name has been transliterated with several different spellings. In addition to being a poet, he was also a playwright, novelist, short story writer, essayist, and philosopher.
Tagore was born in 1861 and died in 1941. His was an upper-cast Hindu family, and he was raised on an estate in Calcutta. he was educated by private tutors, and he started writing poetry when he was eight years old. He made his first trip to England in 1878 to attend schools and universities in Brighton and London, and he read extensively in English and European.."
Abstract The paper examines women's secondary status in society and marriage and their lack of power. The paper looks at Henrik Ibsen's play, "Hedda Gabler," Anton Chekhov's story, "The Lady With the Dog", and RabindranathTagore's story, "Punishment."
From the Paper "The Vulnerability of Women
In Hedda Gabler, "The Lady with the Dog," and "Punishment," the vulnerability of women within male-dominated societies occupies a central portion of each story. Women's secondary status in society and within marriage and their..."
