tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416276530404074519.post2601028084397673152..comments2023-07-24T06:55:50.612-04:00Comments on Generally About Books: Rabindranath TagoreMayank Bhatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00971571594141145938noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8416276530404074519.post-63954823562329560912009-05-07T22:08:00.000-04:002009-05-07T22:08:00.000-04:00Thank you for a very informative and well written ...Thank you for a very informative and well written article on Tagore's involvement in the political scene of his day. You are right in pointing out that the west knew him primarily through Gitanjali and so cast him in the role of an eastern sage, and that is the predominant image that people outside Bengal have of him. I'm curious about what how you know so much about his involvement in things political. Perhaps you could have also mentioned the way he used the tradition of rakhi bandhan. During the first partition of Bengal, he encouraged hindus and muslims to tie rakhis on each other's wrists as a sign of friendship and of unity - thus this unity was also a sign of resistance against the proposed partition. I read your post with interest and shall forward it to some of my friends. JCUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14691974877496075437noreply@blogger.com