Upagupta - Rabindranath Tagore Poem explanation
About the poet Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), who contributed immensely to giving modern India a place on the world literary scene, was a multifaceted personality. He was a poet, a dramatist, a short-story writer, an educationist, and a novelist. He was also a philosopher and a nation builder. He wrote primarily in Bengali but translated a number of his own works into English and in the process, he wrote them afresh. About the poem : In this poem, the poet talks about an incident in an ascetic Upagupta's life. Upagupta is seduced by a girl but he turns her down as he is not drawn to sensual pleasures. He meets her again and agrees to meet with her when the need arises. The poem uses subtle and beautiful images and moves seamlessly from the first stanza to the second; this poem is a fine example of Tagore's lyricism. Summary Rabindranath Tagore, the greatest India's modern poets, was born in an ancient Bengali family in 1861. He was a novelist and es...
