Question

Whom do the words ‘My father’ and ‘thee’ refer to in Tagore’s poem ‘where the mind is without fear’.

Answer 1

Answer:

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In the poem, "Where the Mind is Without Fear" by Rabindranath Tagore the poet addresses to his father. By father, he does not mean to the one he was born to. The father referred to here is God.

Answer 2

Answer:

The poet is addressing to God as thee or my Father.

Explanation:

The poet is addressing to God as thee or my Father.

The poem, 'Where the Mind is Without Fear...,' was composed by the author as a petition to God for his country's true freedom. The poet desires for his homeland to be free of colonisers' tyrannical tyranny. Once the country is free, everyone will be able to live fearlessly and confidently. The poet imagines a country where everyone has access to knowledge, because knowledge and education are the only things that can take people from darkness to light. The poet aspires to live in a country where people are not divided by caste, colour, creed, class, or other factors. People in such a country would be honest and talk from the bottom of their hearts.People in such a country would give it their all and strive tirelessly in order to reach their objective of perfection. The poet's dream is for his countrymen to be able to think for themselves rather than succumb to age-old superstitions. He prays to God to assist his countrymen improve so that they might become reasonable, progressive, and open-minded folks. He prays to God to lead his compatriots into the heaven of freedom, where all of his prayers would be answered. Tagore thus draws forth the ideal form of freedom for his people, rather than only political freedom. He hopes to usher in a new era in a country that has been dormant for a long time.He desires to bring about a political and intellectual awakening in a country that is enslaved.