Volume : V, Issue : IV, April - 2016

Rabindranath Tagore The Great Thinker

Dr. Nandini Banerjee

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 Rabindranath Tagore was a universal philosopher of 20th century, a thinker, social reformer, educationist and also a great priest of Indian culture and tradition. He tried to spread the Indian philosophical as well as cultural thoughts and ideas throughout the world. Tagore, who had a rare and a great personality, exhibited multidimensional ideas and which has relevance in today’s world. He had been endowed with versatile genius and untiring zeal. His knowledge, The Soul, Nature and Man earned him a second name ‘Gurudev’ and as a politician, philosopher, social reformer and educator, he proved himself worthy of this title. He felt that man and nature have an original integration and hence he based his philosophy of life and education on this concept. Unlike most of the Western educators he was not only a theorist but a practitioner. From this perspective the study attempts to highlight the philosophical ideas of Rabindranath and aims to perceive its relevance in the present educational system. From this angle of vision the objectives of this study have been stated. The method of the study is historical research following a qualitative approach. There have been taken so many different types of aspects through which the views of Rabindranath have been established. The study has been covered by a vast documentary analysis and it has been based on the philosophical thoughts & ideas of Rabindranath. The Works of Rabindranath Tagore have been taken as Primary Source of data and the Works of several authors on Tagore sets up the Secondary Source of data. In course of study of the data from different sources it was seen that ideas of Rabindranath Tagore are very much relevant in present era.

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Dr. Nandini Banerjee Rabindranath Tagore The Great Thinker International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 5, Issue : 4 APRIL 2016


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