Summary of ch- Where the mind is without fear of Tagore's poem
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‘Where The Mind Is Without Fear’ has been taken from Gitanjali. It is a prayer to God. He prays that his country should be free from narrow-mindedness and people should not be slaves to dead habits and customs.
He wishes people to be truthful and they are not slaves to dead customs and habits. They should ever be making tireless effort to attain perfection and satisfaction. He wishes that in his country knowledge should be accessible to all.
The poet prays that his ideal country should have people with fearless minds. People can hold their heads high in self-respect.
The poet emphasizes not only about his own country but says that people in the whole world should not be divided by any superstitions or prejudices and people stand united.
They should not be slaves of outworn habits and customs and superstitions because these are like a dull desert in which the clear stream of reason loses its way.
He wants people to be clear about what they believe and follow; not to get lost in the desert of superstitions.
He prays the Almighty to lead the people to make them do something extraordinary. He wishes his countrymen to be broad-minded.
He prays to his Father, the Almighty God, to enlighten his countrymen so they can be free from the darkness of prejudices, superstitions and all other restrictions.