Realism in Poetry of Rabindranath Tagore

SYNOPSIS OF THE RESEARCH PROGRAMME FOR
Ph. D DEGREE IN ENGLISH Research Topic: “Realism in Tagore’s Poetry”

Research Scholar : (Sumer Prasad) S/o Late Mahendra Prasad Vill. Semari, P. O. Gothain Dist. Ballia, U. P.

Supervisor : Dr.( Ravi Shankar Singh) P. G. College, Ghazipur U. P.

Co-Supervisor : Dr. (A. K. Mishra) Reader, Dept. of English D. C. S. K. (P. G.) College, Mau, U. P.

Research Centre : D. C. S. Khandelwal (P. G.) College, Maunath Bhanja Mau, U. P.

VEER BAHADUR SINGH PURVANCHAL UNIVERSITY,
JAUNPUR (U. P.)

Chapter Scheme

Introduction

Chapter 1: Towards an understanding of Realism

Chapter 2: Realism in Tagore’s Poetry

Chapter 3: Social Realism

Chapter 4: Political Realism

Chapter 5: Religious Realism

Chapter 6: Conclusion

Notes and References

Bibliography

Title: Realism in Tagore’s Poetry
Present state of knowledge: Tagore is the most outstanding name in modern Bengali literature, and he was the one writer who first gained for the modern India a place on the world literature scene. Till today he is the most widely read Indian author in India and abroad. He belongs to unquestionably to Bengali literature, but he belongs to Indo-Anglican literature too- indeed, he belongs to all India and the whole world. He was a critic of life and literature and was essentially an internationalist (his Noble Prize for literature-the first ever to an Asian in 1913 would reveal it). He was, thus, many persons and a darling of versatility, and still he was the same man; he was an integral whole, the Rishi, the Gurudev. His active literary career extended over a period of 65 years. He wrote probably the largest number of lyrics ever attempted by any poet. He mused and wrote and traveled and talked untiringly. Tagore, just to Mahatma Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo, has been the supreme inspiration to millions in modern India. Rabindranath Tagore

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