Socio-Political Thought of Rabindranath Tagore - A Universalist Voice in the Nationalist Context

This book is a political biography of Rabindranath Tagore. It identifies the principal threads in Tagore's ideational universe and discusses them with reference to his written treatises.

List of contents

Preface and acknowledgements viii Introduction xv 1 Tagore's conceptual universe 1 2 Tagore and the nationalist voice 46 3 Rabindranath Tagore's distinct approach to socio-economic reconstruction 76 4 Rabindranath Tagore on gender 115 5 Rabindranath Tagore and education 159 6 Rabindranath Tagore and humanism 194 Conclusion 239 Bibliography 264 Index 269

About the author

Bidyut Chakrabarty was former Vice Chancellor of Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, West Bengal, India. Before he was appointed Vice Chancellor of Visva Bharati in 2018, he served the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, India, for more than three decades. He has published in many areas of Political Science.

Product details

• Authors: Bidyut Chakrabarty, Bidyut (Delhi University Chakrabarty
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2025
• EAN: 9781032525402
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3252540-2
• No. of pages: 276
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Philosophy, Society & culture: general, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, Tagore, Regional Studies, Literature: history & criticism, Regional / International studies, Society and culture: general, Indian sub-continent, Literature: history and criticism, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Asia / South / General