Rabindranath Tagore's prayer for an independent mind remains as relevant today as it was 100 years ago.
Tag: Rabindranath Tagore
No Country for My Nationalism
If you look back at your school life, college life, street life, and community life, perhaps you’d find a story similar to mine from a time when nationalism flowed …
Pure or Profane? Roddur Roy’s Arrest Can Be a Defining Moment for Bengal’s Social Grammar
In jail for nearly a week over 'derogatory remarks' against CM Mamata Banerjee, the vlogger is famous for his freewheeling expression. He has a few noted predecessors.
Post-Pandemic Schooling Has Revived a Terrible Idea: Rushed Classrooms
As soon as schools opened in February this year, they reacted with remedial teaching, after-school classes and extra tests to cram 11 months of work into two.
Reflections on Language, Culture and Postcolonial Identity: Reading Thiong’o, Fanon and Braithwaite
Whether it is in a far-off East African country like Kenya or a remote corner in India, it is a widely experienced fact that colonisation has a systemic way …
Oh! Our Dreams, They Are Drowning
A poem from the point of view of a young woman trying to fight systemic oppression amidst an impending catastrophic climate crisis.
Memories: Living, Breathing Gateways to Our Past
On my Dida's death and the constant fear of losing your loved ones.
Age Is an Issue of the Mind
Does ageing mean a virtual withdrawal – or 'sanyas' – from the hurly burly of life? Not really. There are instances galore of writers and painters re-discovering the joys …
Remembering ‘Rabi Thakur’
From being a seven-year-old taking part in a school performance to a 26-year-old searching for deeper meaning to life – a personal account of what Rabindranath Tagore has meant …