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Rabindranath Tagore's Concept of Religion

  • Unique Paper ID: 165938
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 1
  • PageNo: 2136-2139
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  • This research paper describes Rabindranath Tagore’s concept of Religion along with various influences on his mind viz. Maha Rishi (his father) Baul singers, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity and Islam. Though he was thoroughly immersed in Indian philosophy. He had never been narrow minded. He used to accept the changes, his lucidity and straightforwardness about his philosophy of life is discussed in this paper. All the influences are perceived in a sequential frame work so that we can recognize and distinguish various important points of his transition. His concept of religion is discussed here with close penetration. In Valmiki Pratibha, the Goddesses Sarasvati has come down to melt the heart of cruel robber and to bless him with the power of music. In the same way his play ‘Malini’ is full with religious thoughts as the protagonist wanted to spread the message of Buddhism in the whole country. ‘Chitra’ is the play, wholly based on the great religious epic ‘Mahabharata’. The play ‘Chandlika’ has criticized the contemporary existing prejudice, which was prevailing in the name of religion and caste. The play ‘Shyama’ witnesses the terrible consequences, if someone follows his or her whims, power and physical gratification without thinking of consequences. The researcher has explained Tagore’s message of serenity, tranquility and unity of all religions with the help of his plays. And it explores the basic themes like ‘God and human soul’, ‘God and nature’, ‘nature and human soul’ and ‘individual and humanity’. It explores Tagore’s aim that to convert religious orthodoxy of myths into spirituality. It also describes his image of God in his epoch-making work ‘Gitanjali’, and his idea of ‘Jivan-Devata’. He wanted to reach man to the highest level, to the zenith that is the ‘Divinization of Man’. He believed that human being and Divinity do not belong to two different orders, they are just like two sides of the same coin.
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  • ISSN: 2349-6002
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue: 1
  • PageNo: 2136-2139

Rabindranath Tagore's Concept of Religion

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