Makers of Indian Literature: Rabindranath Tagore

Do not look for the poet in his biography, Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) had warned. Is genius ‘in spite of’ or ‘because of’ history? For him Tagore was opposed to reductive theories the fact remains that the circumstances of his life and growth were in many ways uncommon the right perspective that can piece together this extraordinary life is not easy.