Question

summary of the poem..where thw mind is without fear

Answer 1

The poem, WHERE THE MIND IS WITHOUT FEAR was written in a time when India was under British rule. The poem is in a form of a prayer to the Almighty. The Indians were subjected to brutalities by the British. They had to live in fear for centuries. Hence, the poet wishes to get a nation where the Indians could live without fear and the mind could be calm and composed. They could lead a dignified life with self-respect. The poet wishes to get a nation where every Indian can pursue knowledge without any restriction and can achieve perfection in every aspect of life through tireless striving. He can choose any branch of knowledge without any restriction. The narrow ideas are the prejudices based on caste, creed, colour, religion, gender. etc. The poet wishes to get a nation where these prejudices are not present. Just as a clear stream is pure and rational, our religions should also be unalloyed and rational. A true rational man can only achieve perfection in his life,  The Poet in the end believes that  it is only God who can lead his country-men to the Heaven of Freedom. 

Answer 2

Answer:

‘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.