Selected Short Stories
- Publisher : HarperCollins
- Publishing year : August 2013
- Binding : Paperback
- ISBN : 9780007925582
- Imprint : Harper Collins
- Age Group : Young Adult
- Language : English
Tagore's treatment of caste culture, bureaucracy and poverty paint a vivid portrait of nineteenth century India and all ...
Tagore's treatment of caste culture, bureaucracy and poverty paint a vivid portrait of nineteenth century India and all are interwoven with Tagore's perceptive eye for detail, strong sense of humanity and deep affinity for the natural world. Tagore's stories continue to rise above geographic and cultural boundaries to capture the imaginations of readers around the world.
Born in Kolkata, Shri Rabindranath Tagore started writing poetry from a tender age of eight. Later, as an eminent poet, short story writer, essayist, painter, novelist and playwright of worldwide fame, he changed the face of Bengali literature and music. Some of his other works are Malini, The Crescent Moon and Stray Birds.
Well known as a 'polymath,' he was also known as a renaissance poet. He had a progressive mindset and believed that the human mind has unlimited capabilities.
