Rabindhranath Tagore reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Author of the "profoundly sensitive, fresh an
Rabindhranath Tagore reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Author of the "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful" poetry of Gitanjali, he became in 1913 the first non-European and the first lyricist to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.Referred to as "the Bard of Bengal", Tagore was known by sobriquets: Gurudev, Kobiguru, Biswakobi.Tagore's poetic songs were viewed as spiritual and mercurial; however, his "elegant prose and magical poetry" remain largely unknown outside Bengal.Poetry1. Ama and Vinayaka2. Baul Songs3. Collected Poems3.1. Boro-Budur3.2. The Child3.3. Freedom3.4. From Hindi Songs of Jnanadas3.5. Fulfilment3.6. Krishnakali3.7. The New Year3.8. Raidas, the Sweeper3.9. Santiniketan Song3.10. Shesher Kobita3.11. The Son of Man3.12. This Evil Day3.13. W.W. Pearson4. Fruit-Gathering5. The Fugitive6. Gitanjali7. Kacha and Devayani8. Karna and Kunti9. Lover's Gift10. The Mother's Prayer11. Other Poems12. Somaka and Ritvik13. Songs of Kabir14. Stray Birds15. Vaishnava SongsShort Stories1. A Feast for Rats2. The Auspicious Vision3. The Babus of Nayanjore4. The Cabuliwallah5. The Castaway6. The Child's Return7. The Devotee8. The Editor9. The Elder Sister10. Emancipation11. Exercise-book12. Finally13. The Fugitive Gold14. The Gift of Vision15. Giribala16. Haimanti: Of Autumn17. Holiday18. The Home-Coming19. The Hungry Stones20. In the Night21. The Kingdom of Cards22. Living or Dead?23. The Lost Jewels24. Mashi25. Master Mashai26. My Fair Neighbour27. My Lord, the Baby28. Once there was a King29. The Parrot's Training30. The Patriot31. The Postmaster32. Raja and Rani33. The Renunciation34. The Riddle Solved35. The River Stairs36. Saved37. The Skeleton38. The Son of Rashmani39. Subha40. The Supreme Night41. Unwanted42. The Victory43. Vision44. We Crown Thee KingNovels1. The Broken Ties (Nastanirh)2. The Home and the World3. The Religion of ManPlays1. Autumn-Festival2. Chitra3. The Cycle of Spring4. The Gardener5. The King and the Queen6. The King of the Dark Chamber7. Malini8. The Post Office9. Red Oleanders10. Sacrifice11. Sanyasi or the Ascetic12. The Trial13. The WaterfallEssays1. The Center of Indian Culture2. Creative Unity2.1. An Eastern University2.2. An Indian Folk Religion2.3. The Creative Ideal2.4. East and West2.5. The Modern Age2.6. The Nation2.7. The Poet's Religion2.8. The Religion of the Forest2.9. The Spirit of Freedom2.10. Woman and Home3. Nationalism3.1. Nationalism in India3.2. Nationalism in Japan3.3. Nationalism in the West3.4. The Sunset of the Century4. Sadhana4.1. The Problem of Evil4.2. The Problem of Self4.3. Realization in Action4.4. Realization in Love4.5. The Realization of Beauty4.6. The Realization of the Infinite4.7. The Relation of the Individual to the Universe4.8. Soul Consciousness5. The Spirit of JapanNon-Fiction1. Glimpses of BengalIntroduction1885188718881890189118921893189418952. My ReminiscencesPart 1 - Part 8