SST (SEA Activity) Final
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- Father, today on 7th May is Rabindranath Tagore`s birthday. I only know that he had written the National anthem of India. Can you tell more about him?
- Yes of course, he also wrote the national anthem of Bangladesh in 1905 which is officially adopted in the year 1972.
- Oh, so he would be good at literature.
- Yes, in fact, he was the first Indian who won a Nobel prize in Literature in 1913.
- He was of the time of Indian Independence, so was he a social reformer also?
- Yes, he was against the caste, religion and orthodox mindsetwhich were mainly practices those days including untouchability and animal sacrifice.
- Please tell me more about his contribution in social reforms.
- Tagore wrote a public letter to viceroy protesting the massacre and reject the British Government over jalianwalabagh hence awakened the non-violent stand against the colonial rule.
- Can you tell me some books of him about social reforms
- Yes, Tagore portrays many sensitive issues in his novel Gora on caste, class, urban elite versus rural peasants and the Brahmo Samaj Vs hinduism conflict.Also, in his dance drama Chandalika, he well described the act against Untouchability.
- Oh wow... I will try to read them.
- Yes, also his educational efforts were ground-breaking in many areas.He aimed at the overall development of the personality.
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