Rabindranath Tagore's literary representation of Muslims
Rabindranath Tagore, the iconic Asian writer, has of late been accused of Hindu chauvinism by some of his critics. Was he a bigoted writer? Was he anti-Muslim? Did he seek to establish a Hindu Raj in the subcontinent by depriving and disenfranchising the Muslims? Or was he in favour of Hindu-Muslim...
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| description | Rabindranath Tagore, the iconic Asian writer, has of late been accused of Hindu chauvinism by some of his critics. Was he a bigoted writer? Was he anti-Muslim? Did he seek to establish a Hindu Raj in the subcontinent by depriving and disenfranchising the Muslims? Or was he in favour of Hindu-Muslim unity in order for creating a peaceful, prosperous and progressive India? Was his cosmopolitanism inclusive of all ethnic and religious groups, or was it besmirched by his antipathy towards Muslims? These are some of the issues that will be addressed in this paper through an analysis of his letters, speeches, essays, poetry and fiction. |
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| spelling | iium-504912016-06-20T06:48:33Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/50491/ Rabindranath Tagore's literary representation of Muslims Quayum, Mohammad Abdul PE English PI Oriental languages and literatures PN Literature (General) PN0080 Criticism Rabindranath Tagore, the iconic Asian writer, has of late been accused of Hindu chauvinism by some of his critics. Was he a bigoted writer? Was he anti-Muslim? Did he seek to establish a Hindu Raj in the subcontinent by depriving and disenfranchising the Muslims? Or was he in favour of Hindu-Muslim unity in order for creating a peaceful, prosperous and progressive India? Was his cosmopolitanism inclusive of all ethnic and religious groups, or was it besmirched by his antipathy towards Muslims? These are some of the issues that will be addressed in this paper through an analysis of his letters, speeches, essays, poetry and fiction. 2016 Proceeding Paper NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/50491/1/Tagore_and_Muslims.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/50491/2/50491_1.pdf Quayum, Mohammad Abdul (2016) Rabindranath Tagore's literary representation of Muslims. In: Lectures on Rabindranath Tagore 2016, 21st--25th March 2016, Kolkata, India. (Unpublished) |
| spellingShingle | PE English PI Oriental languages and literatures PN Literature (General) PN0080 Criticism Quayum, Mohammad Abdul Rabindranath Tagore's literary representation of Muslims |
| title | Rabindranath Tagore's literary representation of Muslims |
| title_full | Rabindranath Tagore's literary representation of Muslims |
| title_fullStr | Rabindranath Tagore's literary representation of Muslims |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rabindranath Tagore's literary representation of Muslims |
| title_short | Rabindranath Tagore's literary representation of Muslims |
| title_sort | rabindranath tagore's literary representation of muslims |
| topic | PE English PI Oriental languages and literatures PN Literature (General) PN0080 Criticism |
| url | http://irep.iium.edu.my/50491/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/50491/1/Tagore_and_Muslims.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/50491/2/50491_1.pdf |