TopicRabindranath Tagore

Topic: Rabindranath Tagore

Tagore had the answer to rural poverty, education. The blueprint’s still in Santiniketan

Rajat Roy - 9 May, 2022

To introduce Tagore's ideas on these issues, one needs to translate his works into other Indian languages. But very little progress has been made in 80 years.

When Rabindranath Tagore sent 3 men to study agriculture in US so they can build Sriniketan

Uma Das Gupta - 13 March, 2022

In ‘History of Sriniketan’, Uma Das Gupta writes about Tagore’s rural reconstruction project, where scientists, economists, sociologists and technicians came together with villagers to build Sriniketan.

Bengali poet Jibanananda Das took over Tagore’s legacy by not trying ‘too hard’

Tina Das - 17 February, 2022

Despite receiving criticism for the lack of nationalism and non-Marxist elements in his work, Jibanananda Das stood out among Bengali poets.

Students expelled, teachers under fire, rank tumbles — turmoil in 100th year of Visva-Bharati

Madhuparna Das - 21 September, 2021

Tenure of Visva-Bharati Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty, who assumed chair in 2018, has been marked by a series of controversies. Faculty say they've raised matter with Modi govt.

‘Survived Covid, but dying businesses will kill us’: Bengal kantha artists are now labourers

Madhuparna Das - 11 June, 2021

Known for their fine handiwork in batik and kantha, rural craftsmen are now resorting to selling vegetables or working as daily wagers to earn a livelihood in the second lockdown.

I asked Tagore to write an essay for me so I could top my class. We got 4 out of 10

Shivani - 30 May, 2021

In ‘Amader Shantiniketan’, Padma Shri and late Hindi author Shivani had written about ‘Gurudev’ Rabindranath Tagore teaching her Bangla.

Why Bengal needs to learn from Tagore’s words on resolving conflicts through ‘Hindu viewpoint’

Arun Anand - 7 May, 2021

In his article ‘Swadeshi Samaj’, Tagore wrote about importance of shunning violence to dominate the rivals, and that of ‘Hindu viewpoint’ as the only way out to resolve conflict in Indian society.

Tagore’s ‘Ramrajya’ didn’t have one Rama. Hindutva soldiers should know that

Biswajit Ray - 15 January, 2021

As the West Bengal election draws near, Modi-Shah’s party wants to claim the legacy of Tagore. But his plays and poems still fight kings and their kingdoms.

How farmers are being misled by Gandhi, and Tagore’s unfulfilled vision of India

Tenzin Zompa - 29 December, 2020

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Rabindranath Tagore’s vision essence of Atmanirbhar Bharat — PM Modi at Visva-Bharati event

PTI - 24 December, 2020

Speaking at Visva-Bharati University's centenary celebrations, Modi praised the institute's role in India's freedom movement and furthering the cause of universal brotherhood.

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