The Wreck By Rabindranath Tagore, 1921 Book
Title – The Wreck
Author – Rabindranath Tagore
Publishers – Macmillan & Co, London
Year – 1921, first edition
The Wreck first edition novel, written by the famous Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in literature, in 1913. In India, Tagore is considered as the supreme literary genius. He gave new vigor to Indian literature by liberating it from its strong Sanskrit bond.
Rabindranath Tagore was undoubtedly responsible for exposing the best of Indian culture to the West. His writing and poetry continue to be admired and respected for its elegance and emotional sensitiveness. The Wreck is one of his later period novels he had written (circa 1921). Tagore’s books are essentially Indian, infusing a sense of cultural pride and roots of India.
The National Anthem of India is titled “Jana Gana Mana”. The song was originally composed in Bengali by Tagore on 11 December 1911. The parent song, ‘Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata’ is a Brahmo hymn that has five verses and only the first verse has been adopted as the national anthem. If put forward succinctly, the anthem conveys the spirit of pluralism or in a more popular term the concept of ‘unity in diversity’, which lies at the core of India’s cultural heritage.
Also read Rabindranath Tagore Biography.
Past post – 1971 Raja Ravi Varma Commemorative First Day Cover., British Cantonment Area Bangalore, 1880 Photo., European Girls Cycling At Commercial Street Bangalore, 1904 PC., The Gairsoppa Falls or Jog Falls – Old Print 1894.
