Rabindranath Tagore ...... 'Gitanjali'
The major themes of Gitanjali Rabindranath Tagore belongs to the tradition of Indian Rishis. He was a great philosopher, mystic, humanist and poet. His ' Gitanjali ' is mainly a collection of devotional lyrics, and his world-reputation is based largely on this work. It is a collection of mystical lyrics in which the poet is concern with the relationship of Man, God and Nature. ' Gitanjali ' is a great devotional poem which won Nobel Prize for literature for Tagore. The literal meaning of the poem is offering of songs to God. In other words, it is offering of songs by the finite to the Infinite. Right from its beginning to its end, it is full of devotional fervour and zeal, which reflects the poets undying intense desire to ...