THE POLITICAL IDEAS OF RABINDRANATH TAGORE

Revered both in South Asia and
the world as a great poet and literary figure, Rabindranath Tagore was also a
courageous public intellectual. Two-thirds of his writings were essays and
letters in which he articulated his views on issues that were political,
social and economic in nature. The Political Ideas of Rabindranath Tagore
analyzes in depth his views in a chronological and historical way—the way
Tagore desired that he be remembered. His criticisms of imperialism and
nationalism, his faith in pluralism, his severe indictment of totalitarian
communism and fascism and his fiercely liberal beliefs make him a man to be
studied again and again if we are to understand the times we live in.