Puffin Lives Rabindranath Tagore

Puffin Lives Rabindranath Tagore offers a wonderfully insightful biography of one of India's most revered figures. It traces Tagore's life from his childhood in Bengal to his achievements as a Nobel Laureate, writer, artist, and educational reformer. The book delves into his experiences at school, which influenced his vision for Shantiniketan, and the evolution of his prolific literary works. Parents will appreciate how this book introduces young readers to a multifaceted historical personality, highlighting themes of creativity, nationalism, and educational innovation in an engaging and accessible way.

'The song that I came to sing remains unsung to this day. I have spent my days in stringing and in unstringing my instrument.' Gitanjali Born in 1861 in one of the foremost families of Bengal, Little Rabi grew up to become a great nationalist, a gifted writer, a talented artist, a brilliant visionary and a reformer of education. He was also Asia's first Nobel Laureate. His contribution to India's freedom movement is forever immortalized in Jana Gana Mana, a song he wrote to inspire the nation. This wonderfully insightful biography, rich in anecdotesand little-known facts, brings alive this legendary figure to contemporary readers. Monideepa Sahu vividly recounts Rabindranth's experiences at school that helped to formulate his vision of Shantiniketan. She also traces the evolution of his poetry from schoolboy rhymes in dog-eared notebooks to universally loved poetry, prose, novels and short stories. Explore the life and times of this remarkable personality in this compelling biography.