Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)
India's National Movement for freedom was accompanied by a large wave of social, educational and economic awareness throughout the nation. Tagore, one of the foremost thinkers in the country at the time spent time in building educational infrastructure. A man of true talent, his contribution to the freedom movement is significant. Gandhi has called him Gurudev (The Supreme Teacher).
Tagore who gave us our national anthem wrote -- " I have loved
India and sought to serve her not because of her geographical magnitude, not because of
her great past, but because of my faith in her today and my belief that she will stand for
truth and freedom and the higher things of life".
See Also: Tagore's Poem for India - We think
the "Tryst with Destiny" Nehru referred to in his inaugural speech is
personified in this verse.
Tryst with destiny
Introduction | Tryst With
Destiny | Brief
History
Sepoy
Mutiny | Indian National
Congress
The People | The Events
The Story of India's Freedom Struggle
