Summary Of Rabindranath Tagore

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TAGORE AS A SOCIAL REFORMER Author: A. Phaniraja Kumar Abstract: This paper presents a multi-talented great Indian personality Rabindranath Tagore’s comprehensive values of life such as social responsibilities, political freedom, dignity of life, perfect ideas of life, and eradication of untouchability and caste distinction. Keywords: Comprehensive values, untouchability, manifestation, dignity of individual and caste system. The comprehensive values of Rabindranath Tagore, the first thing which strikes one is that they were deeply influenced by his view of man and his place in the universe. Tagore was not orthodox in his religious views but his whole life was permeated by a deep sense of religion. His father was a devoted student …show more content…

He was also equally conscious of his obligations to society. He drew a distinction between state and society, and held that one of the greatest achievements of ancient Indian culture had been to demarcate clearly their powers and functions. Indian society had survived through many ups and downs of history because it had defined the welfare of society as largely a non-political function and placed it in the hands community rather than the state. According to Tagore, in Europe the centre of national life was located in the state while in India it was based on community. In his view, this difference explains why political vicissitudes have led to far greater disturbances in social life in Europe than in …show more content…

He was a practical idealist who knew that men differ in capacity and character and equality of opportunity. Quite early in life, Tagore realized that social life cannot function in a healthy manner without a balanced economy. He believed that the traditional pattern of life in India had provided employment and security to the majority of the people even through it had been able to raise the material standard of their life. Since the dawn of history Indian economy has been predominantly rural but the self-sufficient village also provided scope for a number of cottage industries. Tagore recognized the value of handcrafts and freely admitted that manual labour and skill can produce the most beautiful

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