Rabindranath Tagore: The Nectar of Life

Rabindranath demands to be quoted for his impressive command over language his inimitable expressions and especially for the keenness of his thought. Tagore s poetry is legion but his prose writings reflect the way he perceived the world and his involvement in the contemporary debates of his time. Tagore s sharp analytical polyglot mind contested mainstream world views even as he maintained a unique position on the fundamental shifts that were occurring in society and politics in the first half of the twentieth century. The Nectar of Life a collection of pithy quotations from Tagore s prose writings available in English for the first time is distilled from his essays speeches and letters. These musings on a wide array of subjects ranging from literature nationalism and religion to beauty happiness and love will delight readers particularly those who are new to Tagore.