Tuesday, May 18, 2010

News at Eleven: [Rabindranath] Tagore's ideal was the

universal human being--rational, humane, creative and spiritual. He was himself such a person. His philosophy was founded on his vision of reality. Rabindranath Tagore was not a stranger to the political arena either. He actively supported Mahatma Gandhi, and his agenda of social reforms through civil disobedience. Gandhi and the other founding leaders of modern India were deeply influenced by Rabindranath. Dr.S.Radhakrishnan who wrote his first book "The Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore" believed Tagore's philosophy to be the "genuine manifestation of the Indian spirit."

from Indian Weekender: Why is Tagore still important?

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