Description

This anthology, edited and translated from Tagore’s original writings in Bengali by Amitabha Chaudhury, comprises a selection of some of Tagore’s essays on art, literature, religion and human nature. Going beyond the usual contours of aesthetics meaning and contexts of art this book imbued with Tagore’s unique philosophy on aesthetics is a celebration of life itself. After all Tagore was not a formal philosopher and categorically abhorred academicism – and he was not interested in building a coherent theory of literature or art. This anthology is in a way essence of his views on aesthetics and is a must- read for all those who wish to understand the life and mind of Rabindranath Tagore and his artistic legacy, better.