Aseem Shrivastava
Aseem Shrivastava is the co-author of Churning the Earth: The Making of Global India. He is working on a book on the ecological thought of Rabindranath Tagore
Reading Tagore to Become Human
In 1922, Rabindranath Tagore published one of his most important works, the play Mukta-Dhara. The story, rich in symbolism, is a simple yet powerful one. A child of mysterious birth is found abandoned by a mountain waterfall. He is adopted by the royal family and raised as the crown-prince, Abhijit. As he turns into a…
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