Tagore once said “to study a banyan tree, you should not only know its main stem, but also trace the growth of greatness in its further soil.” Likewise to understand him properly we need to dig deeper into his life and works. He was a man of many facets. He excelled as a teacher, philosopher, thinker, writer, educationist, reformer, journalist, painter and many more. As this year marks the 155th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, who is popularly known as “Gurudev” a revisit into his life will be more refreshing.These are times when the debate on intolerance has hit the country like never before. Due to the same,Tagore’s alternative vision of peace, harmony and the spiritual unity of humankind seem more relevant now than ever.
A versatile genius by birth Tagore was born on 7th May 1861 in Bengal. His was a family of thinkers, reformers, socio-cultural leaders and intellectuals. Though Tagore is best known as....
