Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941) was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. In translation his poetry was viewed as spiritual and mercurial; however, his "elegant prose and magical poetry" remain largely unknown outside Bengal.Tagore introduced new prose and verse forms and the use of colloquial language into Bengali literature, thereby freeing it from traditional models based on classical Sanskrit. He was highly influential in introducing the best of Indian culture to the West and vice versa, and he is generally regarded as the outstanding creative artist of the modern Indian subcontinent, being highly commemorated in India and Bangladesh, as well as in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Pakistan.

India’s Rabindranath Tagore was the first Asian Nobel Laureate and possibly the most prolific and diverse serious writer ever known. The largest single volume of his work available in English, this collection includes poetry, songs, autobiographical works, letters, travel writings, prose, novels, short stories, humorous pieces, and plays.

Set against the backdrop of the Partition of Bengal by the British in 1905, Home and the World(Ghare Baire) is the story of a young liberal-minded zamindar Nikhilesh, his educated and sensitive wife Bimala, and Nikhilesh s friend Sandip, a charismatic nationalist leader whom Bimala finds herself attracted to. A perceptive exposition of the difficulties surrounding women s emancipation in pre-modern India, and a telling portrayal of the chasms inherent in the nationalist movement, Home and the Worldhas generated endless debate and discussion. This classic novel by Nobel Prize-winner Rabindranath Tagore, first published in Bengali in 1916, is now available in a lucid new translation.

The most comprehensive collection of writings by the Nobel Prize-winning author and philosopher available includes inspiring works representing the full range of his talent, including a play, poems, songs, a novel, memoir selections, and travel essays. 12,500 first printing.

This meticulously edited Rabindranath Tagore collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Poetry: My Golden Bengal (Amar Shonar Bangla) The Morning Song of India (Jana Gana Mana) Gitanjali The Gardener Fruit-Gathering The Crescent Moon: The Home On The Seashore The Source Baby's Way The Unheeded Pageant Sleep-Stealer The Beginning Baby's World When And Why Defamation The Judge Playthings The Astronomer Clouds And Waves The Champa Flower Fairyland The Land Of The Exile The Rainy Day Paper Boats The Sailor The Further Bank The Flower-School The Merchant Sympathy Vocation Superior The Little Big Man Twelve O'clock Authorship The Wicked Postman The Hero The End The Recall The First Jasmines The Banyan Tree Benediction The Gift My Song The Child-Angel The Last Bargain Stray Birds Lover's Gift and Crossing The Fugitive: Kacha and Devayani Ama and Vinayaka The Mother's Prayer Somaka and Ritvik Karna and Kunti The Child Songs of Kabir Novels & Short Stories: The Home and the World The Hungry Stones The Victory Once There Was a King The Home-Coming My Lord, The Baby The Kingdom of Cards The Devotee Vision The Babus of Nayanjore Living or Dead? "We Crown Thee King" The Renunciation The Cabuliwallah Mashi The Skeleton The Auspicious Vision The Supreme Night Raja and Rani The Trust Property The Riddle Solved The Elder Sister Subha The Postmaster The River Stairs The Castaway Saved My Fair Neighbour Master Mashai The Son of Rashmani Plays: The Post Office Chitra The Cycle of Spring The King of the Dark Chamber Sanyasi, or the Ascetic Malini Sacrifice The King and the Queen Essays & Lectures: Sadhana: The Realisation of Life Personality Nationalism The Centre of Indian Culture Thought Relics The Spirit of Japan Creative Unity Oriental and Occidental Music Letters: Glimpses of Bengal Letters of Tagore My Reminiscences – Autobiography

Set on a Bengali noble's estate in 1908, this is both a love story and a novel of political awakening. The central character, Bimala, is torn between the duties owed to her husband, Nikhil, and the demands made on her by the radical leader, Sandip. Her attempts to resolve the irreconciliable pressures of the home and world reflect the conflict in India itself, and the tragic outcome foreshadows the unrest that accompanied Partition in 1947.