“I savour the taste of freedom” – Tagore on individual exploration
My freedom lies not inpursuing detachment.Amidst a thousand fettersshall I savour the taste of freedomin delirious joy. In 2020 we celebrated the 100th anniversary of a visit to the Netherlands, one that was eagerly expected by many in September 1920 By Ludwig Pesch Believe me, my friend, my heart goes out to you but I am …
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Tagore’s devotion to the ideal of a world without cruel, irrational discrimination – Unesco
Rabindranath Tagore: a universal voice Rabindranath Tagore, philosopher, educator, novelist, poet and painter, is without challenge one of the greatest and most noble figures of modern times. Not only was he awarded the rare honour of the Nobel Prize for Literature, but he also won the distinction far more rare, less spectacular but much more …
True happiness according to Rabindranath Tagore
True happiness is not at all expensive. It depends upon that natural spring of beauty and of life, harmony of relationship. Ambition pursues its own path of self-seeking by breaking this bond of harmony, digging gaps, creating dissension. Selfish ambition feels no hesitation in trampling under foot the whole harvest field, which is for all, …
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Rabindranath Tagore’s memorable visit to The Netherlands: Centenary celebration at “Paradiso”
The month of September offered an opportunity to celebrate the centenary of a successful lecture tour by Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941). It was organized by Dutch citizens with whom he shared a commitment to a cultural dialogue on eye-level. A Dutch press report highlights Tagore’s “silver voice” that conveyed his admiration for the songs of Bengal’s …
Beyond Nationalism: “My freedom lies not in pursuing detachment” – Rabindranath Tagore
In September 2020 Amsterdam remembers the 100th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore’s visit. It did not just made a deep impression, it caused a sensation. 1 2020 also happens the year when Amsterdam celebrates the 75th anniversary of liberation from nazi-occupation 2 while confronting the legacy of collaboration among some sections of society including local authorities. …
My mind took wing. Fly! Fly! – A homage to Rabindranath Tagore
My mind took wing. Fly! Fly! … Science recognizes atoms, all of which can he weighed and measured, but never recognizes personality, the one thing that lies at the basis of reality. All creation is that, for apart from personality, there is no meaning in creation. On the occasion of his 150th birth anniversary on …
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“There is only one history – the history of man” – Rabindranath Tagore on national selfishness, which goes by the name of patriotism
Therefore I ask you to have the strength of faith and clarity of mind to know for certain that the lumbering structure of modern progress, riveted by the iron bolts of efficiency, which runs upon the wheels of ambition, cannot hold together for long. Collisions are certain to occur, for it has to travel upon …
A message for all seasons: Rabindranath Tagore on “the beauty of the flower”
By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower. – Rabindrath Tagore From Beauty Quotes and Sayings – quotegarden.com
The Unesco Courier December 1961: Rabindranath Tagore: A Universal Voice
pp. 16 music notation and article on Tagore’s music by Philippe Stern & Arnold A. Bake Download the full issue here: https://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0006/000643/064331eo.pdf