"Tagores life reminds me to take a step back. The time he allowed himself to learn and dream was a commitment of years and decades."Rupi KaurRabindranath Tagore (18611941) is thought of as the most important poet of modernday India. This literary giants writings have inspired millions of readers for generations. The Heart of God is a beautiful collection of 102 poems that explores lifes many mysteries, including the joy of love, the beauty of nature, and the inevitability of death. Representing Tagores "simple prayers of common life," each poem is an eloquent affirmation of the divine in the face of both joy and sorrow.Tagore was born into a wealthy family in the Bengali city of Calcutta during British colonial rule. Immensely talented, he would become a distinguished writer, educator, playwright, composer, social reformer, and philosopher. As a poet, Tagore is a master, having been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913the first nonEuropean to be given this honor. Along with Mahatma Gandhi, Tagore is considered to be the foremost intellectual and spiritual advocate for Indias liberation from imperial rule.Originally compiled by Rev. Herbert Vetter, this expanded edition of The Heart of God includes 25 additional poems and a foreword by Tagore scholar Bashabi Fraser, who describes the profound wisdom of Tagores writings and the lasting importance of this beautiful collection, along with a moving Preface by Nobel Peace Prize recipient Albert Schweitzer. Like the...

Binding: Hardback;160 pages; Publisher: Tuttle Publishing; Classification: HRG; Weight: 416 g; Dimensions: 136 x 198 x 22

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