Rabindranath Tagore's Santiniketan Essays: Religion, Spirituality and Philosophy

This book provides a critical introduction and translation of fifty Santiniketan (Abode of Peace) Essays written by Rabindranath Tagore between 1908-1914. It provides key insights into Tagore's fundamental meditations on life, nature, religion, philosophy and the world at large. First of its kind, this volume is a definitive collection of Tagore's Santiniketan Essays translated into English which contain a substantial amount of scholarly material on them. The essays look at Tagore's ideas of universality, his socio-cultural location along with the development of his thought, his reflections on Buddhism, Vai??avism, Baul philosophy, the Bhagavadgita and primarily the Upanishads and their contemporary relevance. It also connects Sri Ramakrishna's concepts of vijñana and bhavamukha with Tagore's thought through the study of these essays. A nuanced exploration into translation theory and praxis, it fills a lacuna in Tagore Studies by bringing to the fore profound religious, spiritual and philosophical knowledge in Tagore's own voice. This volume will be useful for scholars and researchers of Translation Studies, Tagore Studies, Language and Literature, Cultural Studies and for general readers interested in Tagore's philosophical ideas.

• | Author: Rabindranath Tagore, Medha Bhattacharyya
• | Publisher: Routledge India
• | Publication Date: Aug 13, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 170 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0367321025
• | ISBN-13: 9780367321024