Rabindranath Tagore

This Rough draft is submitted in partial fulfilment of the project in “Legal History” for
the requirement of the degree of B.B.A. L.L.B(Hons.)

Submitted to: Submitted by:

Dr. Priya Darshini ASHUTOSH RANJAN

Associate Professor of Law Roll No. - 2812

B.B.A. LL.B.(Hons.)

Semester – 2nd

Chanakya National Law University, Patna

January, 2023

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ......................................................................................................................................... 3
DECLARATION ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
1.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.1.1. Review of Literature .............................................................................................................................. 7
1.2 Present Study:- .............................................................................................................................................. 8
1.2.1. Research Objectives .............................................................................................................................. 8
1.2.2. Research Questions ............................................................................................................................... 8
1.3 Hypothesis * .............................................................................................................................................. 8
1.4 Research Methodology.............................................................................................................................. 8
1.5 Scope & Limitation of Study ..................................................................................................................... 9
1.6 Tentative Chapterisation ........................................................................................................................... 9
Bibliography:- .................................................................................................................................................... 10

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to express my profound gratitude and deep regards to my guide, Dr. Priya
Darshini Assistant Professor of History, for assigning me the topic I was most interested in.
It was under his guidance that I structured my project and built on my abilities to research on
the subject.

I owe the present accomplishment of my project to everyone, who helped me immensely with
materials throughout the project and without whom I couldn’t have completed it in the present
way.

I would also like to extend my gratitude to my friends, family members and all those unseen hands
that helped me out at every stage of my project either financially, intellectually or emotionally.

Thank You,
Ashutosh Ranjan
Semester- 2nd
CNLU, Patna

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 DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the work reported in the B.B.A. L.L.B.(Hons.) project report entitled
"Rabindranath Tagore" submitted at Chanakya National Law University,
Patna is an authentic record of my work carried out under the supervision of Dr Priya
Darshini. I have not submitted this work elsewhere for any other degree or diploma. I am fully
responsible for the contents of my project report.

(Signature of the candidate)

Ashutosh Ranjan (2812)

B.B.A. LL.B.(Hons.)
2nd Semester
Chanakya National Law University, Patna

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1.1 Introduction

Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) was the youngest child of Debendranath Tagore,

who founded the Brahmo Samaj in nineteenth-century Bengal. The Brahmo Samaj
sought to revive the ultimate monistic foundation of Hinduism as outlined in the
Upanishads. He received his education at home, and although though he was sent to
England for formal schooling when he was seventeen, he did not complete his studies
there. In his later years, in addition to his varied literary pursuits, he also oversaw the
family estates, a task that deepened his interest in social changes by putting him in touch
with everyday people. In Shantiniketan, he also established an experimental school
where he tried out his Upanishadic educational concepts. Gandhi, the political founder
of modern India, was a close friend of his, and he occasionally took part in the Indian
nationalist struggle in his own non-emotional and imaginative way.
In 1915, the then-ruling British Government knighted Tagore, although he later resigned
the honour in protest of British policy in India.
Early on, Tagore enjoyed literary success in his home Bengal. He quickly gained
recognition in the West thanks to his translations of several of his works. In actuality,
his celebrity rose to a brilliant height, taking him on lecture and friendship tours across
continents. He became the spokesperson for India's spiritual history to the outside world,
and he also rose to the status of a great living institution in India, particularly Bengal.
Although Tagore wrote successfully in all literary genres, he was first of all a poet.
Among his fifty and odd volumes of poetry are Manasi (1890) [The Ideal One], Sonar
Tari (1894) [The Golden Boat], Gitanjali (1910) [Song Offerings], Gitimalya (1914)
[Wreath of Songs], and Balaka (1916) [The Flight of Cranes]. The English renderings
of his poetry, which include The Gardener (1913), Fruit-Gathering (1916), and The
Fugitive (1921), do not generally correspond to particular volumes in the original
Bengali; and in spite of its title, Gitanjali: Song Offerings (1912), the most acclaimed
of them, contains poems from other works besides its namesake. Tagore’s major plays
are Raja (1910) [The King of the Dark Chamber], Dakghar (1912) [The Post Office],
Achalayatan (1912) [The Immovable], Muktadhara (1922) [The Waterfall], and
Raktakaravi (1926) [Red Oleanders]. He is the author of several volumes of short stories
and a number of novels, among them Gora (1910), Ghare-Baire (1916) [The Home and

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the World], and Yogayog (1929) [Crosscurrents]. Besides these, he wrote musical
dramas, dance dramas, essays of all types, travel diaries, and two autobiographies, one
in his middle years and the other shortly before his death in 1941. Tagore also left
numerous drawings and paintings, and songs for which he wrote the music himself.

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1.1.1. Review of Literature

1. Rabindranath Tagore – Biographical. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2023. (Sun.

29 Jan 2023).
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1913/tagore/biographical ,

This article gives a brief introduction to the life and work of Rabindranath Tagore. This
article introduces us to the early childhood ,youth and adulthood. This article also
discusses about his education and his literary works.

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1.2 Present Study:-
1.2.1. Research Objectives

1. To do a brief study about Rabindranath Tagore’s life and work.

2. To analyse the literary works of Rabindranath Tagore.
3. To understand the significance of Rabindranath Tagore in Indian independence
struggle.
4. To analyse the literary styles and literary techniques of Rabindranath Tagore.

1.2.2. Research Questions

1.) What is the literary Significance of different works of Oscar Wilde?

2.) What is the literary style and writing techniques that were used by Rabindranath
Tagore?
3.) What impacts did the writings of Rabindranath Tagore created in the society?
4.) What was the significance of Rabindranath Tagore’s work in Indian independence
struggle?

1.3 Hypothesis

In this project report, the researcher presumes that the works of Rabindranath Tagore had
great impacts on society in general and was also important for the Indian independence
struggle.

1.4 Research Methodology

The researcher has adopted a purely doctrinal method of research. The study is based on
various primary and secondary sources of data collection such as websites of numerous
organizations, books, journals, articles and research papers.

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1.4.1. Mode of Citation

The researcher has followed the citation style as mentioned in the Bluebook 20th Edition.

1.5 Scope & Limitation of Study

The scope of the research is to study about the life and works of Rabindranath Tagore’s work
in order to understand the impacts created by his works in the society.

The limitation of the study is that it is more inclined to know about the impact it created in the
Indian society and especially the pre independence society of India.

1.6 Tentative Chapterisation

1.6.1 Introduction

1.6.2 Rabindranath Tagore

1.6.3 Childhood and youth

1.6.4 Adulthood

1.6.5 Role in India’s independence struggle

1.6.6 Conclusion and suggestions

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Bibliography:-

1. Rabindranath Tagore – Biographical. NobelPrize.org. Nobel Prize Outreach AB 2023. (Sun.

29 Jan 2023).
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/literature/1913/tagore/biographical ,

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