Rabindranath Tagore's ??ntiniketan Essays - 9781138361546

Taylor & Francis

Rabindranath Tagore's ??ntiniketan EssaysReligion, Spirituality and Philosophy\nAuthor(s): Medha Bhattacharyya\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9781138361546, 978-1138361546\nSynopsis\nThis book provides a critical introduction and translation of fifty ??ntiniketan (Abode of Peace) essays written by Rabindranath Tagore between 1908 and 1914. It provides key insights into Tagores fundamental meditations on life, nature, religion, philosophy and the world at large.\n\nAs the first of its kind, this volume is a definitive collection of Tagores ??ntiniketan essays translated into English which contains a substantial amount of scholarly material on them. The essays look at Tagores ideas of universality, his socio-cultural location along with the development of his thought, his reflections on Buddhism, Vai??avism, B?ul philosophy, the Bhagavadg?t? and to a great extent the Upanishads and their contemporary relevance..