Question

analyse the contribution of Rabindranath tagore on the field of literature

Answer 1

Tagore’s philosophy was also evident in the subject matter of his lectures, which were written in English and therefore could be published without having to be translated. One of his most popular volumes, Sadhana: The Realisation of Life (1913), deals with the problem of evil and the relationship between human beings and the divine. In Nationalism (1917), which was drawn from lectures presented in Japan and America, Tagore courageously criticized the nationalistic attitudes of modern nations and specifically of those two. Both that volume and The Religion of Man (1931) continued to be reprinted and reread long after Tagore’s death.In The English Writings of Rabindranath Tagore (1994-1996), edited by Sisir Kumar Das, which contains both works Tagore composed in English and Bengali works that he himself translated into English, it is evident that Tagore could handle the English language as skillfully as Bengali. Therefore scholars can no longer consider Tagore merely an important Indian writer. Though he did play a major role in the development of his native language and literature, he is also considered a predecessor of the many South Asians now writing in English.