Rabindranath Tagore

Few countries celebrate religious and cultural festivals with greater passion, imagination, and joy than India. And among the many festivals of this gloriously diverse, multicultural nation is Christmas. The Christian communities of India celebrate the birth of Christ with food, music, lights, prayer, family gatherings, charity, and other age-old traditions. This anthology captures the distinctive magic of Christmas in India and in the Indian diaspora with a splendid collection of essays, stories, poems, and hymns―both in English and translated from India's other languages. It includes works by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, Booker Prize winners Salman Rushdie and Aravind Adiga, Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri, Khushwant Singh, Jerry Pinto, Damodar Mauzo, Vivek Menezes, Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar, and others writing about Christmas in Goa, Kerala, Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, as well as in London and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

"Gora" is one of the finest masterpieces of Rabindra Nath Tagore. This novel is about a young man who is a traditional Hindu. He presents himself against the British colonists culture. He takes the support of organized religion to oppose the British regime in India. the fine portrayal of the Bengal of 1900's is a major achievement for Tagore. The tussle between old and new is very thrilling, although Tagore's 'mild style' makes the proceedings 'soft and humble'. No doubts, 'Gora" is one of the finest literary pieces of Bangla literature and here we present an authentic English version of 'Gora'. A must-read for the elite thinkers.

"Cuando tropezaba con la verdadera India, siempre retroced a asustado. Ciego y obstinado, hab a creado una India a mi medida, luchando porfiadamente contra todo y contra todos por conservar mi fe en esta ciudadela... Hoy, no tienes casta, no haces diferencias entre los hombres y no odias a nadie... T eres la India misma.....

Retrato magistral de la sociedad bengal a trav s de la epopeya de su protagonista. En el relato se entreteje una historia que muestra una India cuya diversidad de razas, culturas y religiones, pero sobre todo la divisi n en castas, provocan un desgarro que lamentablemente no se aleja del que vive en la actualidad.

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) oli monipuolinen taiteilija ja yhteiskunnallinen vaikuttaja, joka sai Nobelin kirjallisuuspalkinnon vuonna 1913. Sen myötä hänet opittiin länsimaissa tuntemaan lähinnä uskonnollisena runoilijana. Vielä enemmän hän oli kuitenkin sensuelli laulaja, joka lauloi rakkaudesta ja luonnosta. Taivaallinen ja maallinen rakkaus olivat hänelle myös hyvin lähellä toisiaan - saman asian eri puolia.Rabindranath Tagoren rakkausrunot ovat kauniita, vapauttavia ja eksoottisia. Maisemat ovat avaria, horisontti on kaukana, joet tulvivat ja tropiikin linnut ja kukat loistavat. Bambutiheikön syli on varjoisa ja ruoho hyväilevän pehmeää. Runoissa on haikeaa kaipausta ja lumoavaa aistillisuutta.Suomentaja Hannele Pohjanmies on koonnut 130 Tagoren rakkausrunoa eri kokoelmista. Joukossa on sekä aiemmin julkaistuja että uusia suomennoksia, sanastoineen ja selityksineen. Basam Books on aiemmin julkaissut Tagorelta kirjan Gitanjali (2013).

Gora (1910) is Tagore's fifth novel and is considered his masterpiece. Canvassing the social, cultural, religious and political life of nineteenth century urban middle-class Bengali, it is a landmark in the history of the Bengali novel. The novel is believed to be an expression of Tagore's own transition from Hindu revivalism to universal brotherhood, from nationalism to internationalism, from the acceptance of rigid Brahmanism and Hinduism to the religion of man. Gora was translated into English by W.W. Pearson in 1924.

The first Asian writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, Rabindranath Tagore mesmerized the world with his spiritual insights and finely wrought writings. This comprehensive and engaging anthology gathers his polymathic achievement, from the extraordinary humanity of "The Post Officer "to memoirs, letters, essays and conversations, short stories, extracts from the celebrated novel "The Home and the World, "poems, songs, epigrams, and paintings. This inspired collection of works by one of this century's most profound writers in an essential guide for readers seeking to understand Indian literature, culture, and wisdom, and the perfect reintroduction of Tagore's magnificence to American readers.

Tagore, a Bengalese writer, artist and thinker won the 1913 Nobel Prize for Literature and became an international celebrity. These essays arose from an international Tagore Conference held in London in 1986 which aimed to reassess the range of his achievement and the catholicity of his thought.