Where the mind is without fear... | Gitanjali 35
Where the mind is without fear -
"Where the mind is without fear" written by Rabindranth Tagore is one of his most famous poems. Originally, it was composed in Bengali and appeared in the volume "Naibedya". But in 1911, Tagore translated the poem in English and the translation appeared as poem 35 in his Nobel winning anthology "Gitanjali".
The poem was written when India was a colony of the British. In the poem the poet prays the god to provide true freedom to his country. He also reveals his thoughts of true freedom.
Poem- "Where the mind is without fear"
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms together perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
Where the mind is led forward by thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my father, let my country awake.
Explanation of the poem
The poem is written by Rabindranath Tagore before India became Independent, it was written when India was a colony of the British.
In this poem, the poet ( Rabindranath Tagore ) is praying to God to grant his country freedom of thought and expressions, bondage of social evils and freedom from shackles of superstition for a better country. He wishes for a country which is not " broken into fragments " by prejudices and where the people stand united. He wants education to be accessible for all irrespective of their caste, gender, color or religion. Everyone should have an equal right to education.
In the end the poet prays to god to let his country get awakened into such a " heaven of freedom ".
About the author :
Author : Rabindranth Tagore
Born : 7 May, 1861 ( Kolkata, India )
Died : 7 August 1941 ( Kolkata,India )
Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, writer, composer, philosopher and painter. He wrote many poems and plays. He also wrote some novels, musical dramas, dance dramas, travel diaries and made numerous paintings, drawings and songs for which he wrote the music himself. He wrote two of his autobiographies, one in his middle years in and the other shortly before his death in 1941. In 1913, he won the Nobel Prize in literature and became the first Non-European as well as the first lyricist to win the Nobel Prize in literature.
He is sometimes referred as "the Bard of Bengal".
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Also bring tryst with destiny . where the mind is without fear . long years ago we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge not immideately but slowly . When the world sleeps India will awaken to freedom and life.
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