Search Results for: Tagore

eJournal | “Where the mind is without fear”: Tagore, Gitanjali and the Nobel Prize

Posted on 21/06/2022 by website administrator

Where the mind is without fear (Bengali: চিত্ত যেথা ভয়শূন্য, romanized: Chitto Jetha Bhoyshunno, is a poem written by 1913 Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore before India’s independence. It represents Tagore’s vision of a new and awakened India. The original poem … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Democracy, eBook eJournal ePaper, Education and literacy, Press snippets, Quotes, Tagore and rural culture | Comments Off on eJournal | “Where the mind is without fear”: Tagore, Gitanjali and the Nobel Prize

Tagore’s Santiniketan, “an Abode of Learning Unlike Any in the World” – West Bengal

Posted on 22/11/2021 by website administrator

Sanchari Pal, The Better India, August 31, 2016 | To read the full story and view more photos in high resolution, click here >> Located about 158 km northwest of Kolkata in Bengal’s rural hinterland, Santiniketan embodies Rabindranath Tagore’s vision of … Continue reading →

Posted in Childhood, Community facilities, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, Economy and development, Education and literacy, Globalization, History, Modernity, Names and communities, Nature and wildlife, Organizations, Performing arts, Photos and slideshows, Press snippets, Quotes, Resources, Revival of traditions, Seasons and festivals, Social conventions, Success story, Tagore and rural culture, Tribal identity | Tagged | Comments Off on Tagore’s Santiniketan, “an Abode of Learning Unlike Any in the World” – West Bengal

Tagore’s call to end the enslavement of India’s peasantry remains relevant today: Modern slavery is still very common – Global Slavery Index & UNICEF

Posted on 10/09/2021 by website administrator

Tagore’s alienation and the zamindari system [Rabindranath Tagore] conspicuously distanced himself from the middle class, or the bhadralok, although they constituted the head and front of his audience as an author. Tagore’s alienation from such people can be contrasted with his … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Adverse inclusion, Childhood, Colonial policies, Customs, Democracy, Economy and development, Figures, census and other statistics, Globalization, Government of India, History, Modernity, Names and communities, Organizations, Press snippets, Quotes, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty, Tagore and rural culture, Women | Tagged | Comments Off on Tagore’s call to end the enslavement of India’s peasantry remains relevant today: Modern slavery is still very common – Global Slavery Index & UNICEF

Shyamali Khastgir: Artist and activist in the footsteps of Gandhi and Tagore “using creativity in a positive way” – West Bengal

Posted on 20/07/2021 by website administrator

Shyamali Khastgir, June 23 1940 – August 15 2011 Shyamali Khastgir, who died on Independence Day 2011 after suffering an earlier stroke, transmitted her passion for life most expressively through her eyes. Her look was direct, searching and was described … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Childhood, Education and literacy, Gandhian social movement, Health and nutrition, Media portrayal, Modernity, Press snippets, Puppetry, Quotes, Storytelling, Tagore and rural culture, Women | Comments Off on Shyamali Khastgir: Artist and activist in the footsteps of Gandhi and Tagore “using creativity in a positive way” – West Bengal

Santal village development and social work inspired by Rabindranath Tagore: Visva-Bharati’s Sriniketan – West Bengal

Posted on 17/11/2020 by website administrator

Rabindranath Tagore: adventure of ideas and innovative practices in education by Prof. Kumkum Bhattacharya (Springer, 2014) | Publication details and libraries on Worldcat.org >> Describes the evolution of Tagore’s ideas stemming from his personal experience of schooling Elucidates the emergence of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Community facilities, Crafts and visual arts, Cultural heritage, Customs, Democracy, Eastern region – Eastern Zonal Council, eBook eJournal ePaper, Economy and development, Education and literacy, History, Languages and linguistic heritage, Literature and bibliographies, Modernity, Names and communities, Organizations, Quotes, Resources, Revival of traditions, Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Rural poverty, Success story, Tagore and rural culture, Tribal identity, Worship and rituals | Tagged | Comments Off on Santal village development and social work inspired by Rabindranath Tagore: Visva-Bharati’s Sriniketan – West Bengal