May 8 is the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, a towering presence in the Indian world of arts and literature. Quite a legend he is, given his excellence in countless creative fields.
Whatever art form he touched, it turned in to gold, platinum and diamonds put together. This first ever Indian Nobel Prize Winner literally single-handedly brought about a revolution in the very sensibilities of the Indian continent. His poetry, his plays, his novels, his "Robindra Sangeet", his paintings, the list is endless; yet each entry in the huge list of his achievements is priceless.
His short stories, for instance, are truly realistic yet deeply lyrical and significantly symbolic. The best analyses of human motives, they seem to be slices of n from real lived lives. "Kabuliwalla", "The Post Master", "The Homecoming" " The Live and the Dead", each story is a gem. A mirror like reflection of the pre-independence Indian realities, these Bengali stories are such deep analyses of the human psyche that they become absolutely universal. Often made in to short films, these tales touch our hearts. Here is wishing you all a great happy read of his superb writing. Time would fly away, i assure you, as if it never existed in the first place!
Pratima@ In to that unique land of Tagore's short stories, let, Oh Reader, thou awake never again to doze off literature! Amar ektu suggestion tomake bhalo bashi! Shotti!
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