Question

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(a) Why is reason compared with clear stream'?
(b) Where has reason lost its way?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

(a)Reason' or logical thinking is compared to a clear stream. But it can lose its way when it faces the challenges of age-old superstitions (compared to a dreary desert) and yield to those. ... In short, the poet wishes that logic rules and wins over old habits.

Tagore envisions the "clear stream of reason" as people caring about what affects them. He wants people to use their voice to take action. ... When Tagore seeks to avoid "the dreary desert of dead habit," he wants people to use reason to actively guide their voice as they take meaningful action.