Literature - Different Truths

May 13, 2021
Harinder Cheema
Poem, Special Feature, Tribute

The Holy Bard of the East

Harinder pays her homage to Tagore as a sage-poet, on his 160 th birth anniversary, in thea special feature, exclusively for Different Truths. The sage of sages, the poet...

May 13, 2021
Dr. Molly Joseph
Poem, Special Feature, Tribute

Over my Slumbers and Dreams…

Molly pays a tribute to her Bard, Rabindranath Tagore, in this evocative poem, a specialfeature, exclusively for Different Truths. you dwell over my slumbers and dreams, my Bard! with...

May 13, 2021
Prof Laksmisree Banerjee
Poem, Special Feature

Prof. Laksmisree pays her homage to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, in this poignant verse,exclusively for Different Truths. You stood at my doorway my silent gatekeeper, myself yet unknowing, longing while...

May 13, 2021
Ipsita Ganguli
Poem, Special Feature, Tribute

My Tryst with Tagore

May 12, 2021
Dr. Roopali Sircar Gaur
Fairs & Festivals, Place, Special Feature, Tribute

My Childhood with Bolpur, Shantiniketan and Tagore

Dr. Roopali revisits her childhood, reconstructing memory, and tells us about her earliest association with Bolpur, Shantiniketan, and Tagore, with a child’s amazement, wit, humour, and more. A Special...

May 12, 2021
Dr. Rashid Askari
Language, People, Place, Special Feature, Tribute

Tagore and Bangladesh

Had there been no stay in East Bengal, Tagore would have been a split soul – a divided personality. A complete and undivided Tagore is that Tagore who is...

May 12, 2021
Dr. Gauranga Mohanta
Aesthetics, Environment, Language, Multiculturalism, People, Place, Special Feature, Spirituality, Tribute

Revisiting the Idea of School Education of Rabindranath Tagore

Tagore wanted to defend the freedom he enjoyed in his family, for all humanity. He remained firmly opposed to colonial education that aimed at material prosperity. He believed...

May 12, 2021
Pramita Mallick
People, Place, Profile, Special Feature, Tribute

Mahaguru and Mahatma: A Reflection on the Relationship between Tagore and Gandhi

There were many striking contrasts between these two personalities. Yet they found some common chord and there began a friendship which lasted till Tagore’s death in 1941. As...

May 12, 2021
Dr. Nachiketa Bandyopadhyay
Arts, History & Culture, People, Special Feature, Tribute

In the Inner Recesses of his Heart: Painting of Rabindranath Tagore in the History of Art

Rabindranath Tagore’s art combines both Indian and European aspects. The range of colours used in his work are reminiscent of the expressionist era, and Tagore’s style is close...

May 12, 2021
Dr. Partha Banerjee
Dance, Language, Migration & Diaspora, Multiculturalism, Music, People, Place, Special Feature, Theatre, Tribute

One Last Tagore Birthday before My Death

A Diaspora, Dr. Partha shares the agony of a Bengali far away from his homeland. He confesses, there are quite a few other Bengali immigrants both from Bangladesh...

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