into the heaven of freedom the meaning of freedom according to the poet is
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The poem “Heaven of Freedom” by Rabindranath Tagore, at a surface level, is a prayer to God for India’s social, cultural, and psychological independence and unity. When explored on a deeper level, it is a nationalist’s emphatic narrative of the India he dreams of post-independence. The 8-line poem can be understood as the poet’s wholehearted desire for India’s cultural and intellectual independence.He prays for the country to be a land free of fears of any kind. His countrymen should live with dignity and knowledge should be accessible without any prejudice. His desire is for the society to thrive in a decorous state, free of any and all discriminatory barriers. The “narrow domestic walls” of gender discrimination, regionalism, linguism, and casteism should be splintered to create one unified country. All fragments must come together as part of a single nation. He aspires for a society wherein truth and hard work prevail as people strive to march “towards perfection”. He dreams of a people who employ their rationality and voice their opinions without falling into the trap of drudgery and obsolete ideas. The poem concludes with an invocation to the almighty to fulfill his hopes and bless India with these qualities. He yearns that his country wakes from this metaphorical slumber of colonialism to “that heaven of freedom” where all his dreams come true.
The poet is referring to a nation where the people can hold their head high and will have dignity and self respect.