The Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore

by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan

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Genres: Philosophy

314 pages, Paperback

First published January 8, 1999

About the author

Bharat Ratna Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He was the first Vice-President of India (1952–1962) and subsequently the second President of India (1962–1967).

One of India's most influential scholars of comparative religion and philosophy, Radhakrishnan is thought of as having built a bridge between the East and the West by showing that the philosophical systems of each tradition are comprehensible within the terms of the other. He wrote authoritative exegeses of India's religious and philosophical literature for the English speaking world. His academic appointments included the King George V Chair of Mental and Moral Science at the University of Calcutta (1921-?) and Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford University (1936–1952).

Among the many honours he received were a knighthood (1931), the Bharat Ratna (1954) and the Order of Merit in 1963. His birthday is celebrated in India as Teacher's Day.

Reviews

[Rattan Gujadhur · Rating 5 out of 5]

Dr Radhakrishnan perfectly understood the predicament of Guru ji Tagore. For Tagore, poetry was not bland semantic and devoid of spirit and the poet artists has to surrender himself to the spontaneity of the spirit. To get a grasp of Tagore we must compare him to Gandhi. Tagore abhorred a nationalism that was devoid of humanity. He was not interested on freedom of humanity. Dr Radhakrishnan wrote a delightful book full of the potency of divine love that Tagore incarnated ! A must read

[Rohan Rajesh · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the most beautiful expositions I've read of a single man's philosophy. Tagore's message of creative love in spiritual awareness of the divine, and his exhortations to the East and the West should have been heeded in his time. Perhaps the great tragedies of the century would have been avoided. While some of Radhakrishnan's work reads like a typical book of the era in terms of the history and racial categories, it's not in an offensive way, just simplistic positive caricatures. Overall, a great read!

[Rajiv · Rating 3 out of 5]

a very complicated and deep analysis of philosophy, how nature loves contrasts....many such deep meaning topics and discussion. Not for everyone.