Vision of India's History,

by Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore, also written Rabindranatha Thakura, (7 May 1861 - 7 August 1941), sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. In translation his poetry was viewed as spiritual and mercurial; however, his "elegant prose and magical poetry remain largely unknown outside Bengal. Tagore introduced new prose and verse forms and the use of colloquial language into Bengali literature, thereby freeing it from traditional models based on classical Sanskrit. He was highly influential in introducing the best of Indian culture to the West and vice versa, and he is generally regarded as the outstanding creative artist of the modern Indian subcontinent, being highly commemorated in India and Bangladesh, as well as in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Pakistan.

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First published December 25, 2014

About the author

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 "because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West."

Tagore modernised Bengali art by spurning rigid classical forms and resisting linguistic strictures. His novels, stories, songs, dance-dramas, and essays spoke to topics political and personal. Gitanjali (Song Offerings), Gora (Fair-Faced), and Ghare-Baire (The Home and the World) are his best-known works, and his verse, short stories, and novels were acclaimed—or panned—for their lyricism, colloquialism, naturalism, and unnatural contemplation. His compositions were chosen by two nations as national anthems: India's Jana Gana Mana and Bangladesh's Amar Shonar Bangla.

The complete works of Rabindranath Tagore (রবীন্দ্র রচনাবলী) in the original Bengali are now available at these third-party websites:
http://www.tagoreweb.in/
http://www.rabindra-rachanabali.nltr....

Reviews

[Vartika Goyal · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story is about Kumo. She has unwavering faith on her husband Abinash's love and his skills as physician. Even though he was just a medical student. Her brother warned her about the odds but she didn't put the heed on the warnings. Her faith didn't provide the desirable result and she lost the eyesight.

How the situation get changed after this incident is the story of 'Vision.'

Another great story by Rabindranath Tagore. Our generation may not able to relate with it but still you can feel the agony of the Kumo. Her blind love has clogged her thought process in a way that even she can't comprehend this simple logic that half knowledge is a dangerous thing. Pure emotions can't change the inevitable. As story progress it showcase the change in Abinash character as he started getting wealth and fame. Gradually, Kumo also understands the fact that handicapped wife became the burden to the husband.

[Sachin Vishnoi · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely story. Unexpected climax.

[Amrita Das · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cried a lot

[Aaditya Anand · Rating 1 out of 5]

I am entirely sure that Tagore was high on that 1900s Calcutta street zaza and feeling very kinky while writing this.