{"title":"Rabindranath Tagore","description":"\u003cp\u003eRABINDRANATH TAGORE was a Bengali poet, philosopher, playwright, painter, and composer, and the author of \u003cem\u003eGitanjali: Song Offerings\u003c\/em\u003e. His output spanned poetry, plays, songs, novels, short stories, memoir, and essays.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1913, Tagore became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded for \u003cem\u003eGitanjali: Song Offerings\u003c\/em\u003e. He founded the experimental school that grew into Visva-Bharati University at Santiniketan and wrote the national anthems of both India and Bangladesh.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTagore died on August 7, 1941, in Calcutta, India.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRabindranath Tagore’s books are published by SkyLight Paths, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"tagore","title":"Tagore: The Mystic Poets","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover How Tagore’s Spiritual Life and Vision Can Enlighten Your Own\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Rabindranath Tagore’s philosophical and spiritual thoughts transcend all limits of language, culture, and nationality. In his writings, the poet and mystic takes us on a spiritual quest and gives us a glimpse of the infinite in the midst of the finite, unity at the heart of all diversity, and the Divine in all beings and things of the universe.\"\u003cbr\u003e—from the Preface by \u003cb\u003eSwami Adiswarananda\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRabindranath Tagore is one of the most influential mystic poets and teachers of the last century. Deeply spiritual and profoundly sensitive, his verse speaks to people from all backgrounds who seek a deeper understanding of self, country, creation, God, and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis beautiful sampling of Tagore’s two most important works, \u003ci\u003eThe Gardener and Gitanjali,\u003c\/i\u003e offers a glimpse into his spiritual vision that has inspired people around the world. Poems from \u003ci\u003eThe Gardener\u003c\/i\u003e explore youth and earthly love, while excerpts from \u003ci\u003eGitanjali\u003c\/i\u003e express divine love and Tagore’s difficulty in satisfying it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOverwhelmingly mystical and lovely in its simplicity, this unique collection offers insight into Tagore’s heavenly desires, his ongoing quest for \u003ci\u003eBrahama Vihara,\u003c\/i\u003e the joy eternal, and illuminates the remarkable diversity that made him the most important bridge between the spirituality of the East and West in the first half of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eWe earn a commission for purchases made through the following links.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1683363256\/ref=nosim?tag=tpcecomm-20\" rel=\"sponsored nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Amazon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/amazon-buylink --\u003e\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781683363255\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Rabindranath Tagore, Swami Adiswarananda","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43236441391320,"sku":"9781594730085","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43236441424088,"sku":"9781683363255","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781594730085_FC_mockup_v2_1662049758_e0fda36e-7aaa-46e6-9eca-d6f69f658630.jpg?v=1791032972"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-rabindranath-tagore.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}