Gitanjali was the book which made Rabindranath Tagore, famous the world over and in fact, it fetched him the Noble prize for literature in 1913, after the book came out in the paperback in 1912. The book was a collection of 103 poems by “Gurudev” as Tagore was popularly known as. The theme of the book is the celebration of celestial love, quite popular in the Vaishnava literature. The poem anthro-morphically renders the interaction between divine and the worshipper. The book and other literature books are available on the e shop, homeshop18.com. Buy the classic from the online bookstore – homeshop18.com for Rs.373, with 12% off on MRP.
Must be an enjoyable read Geetanjali by Rabindranath Tagore. loved the way you wrote it. I find your review very genuine and original, this book is going in by "to read" list.
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