(Photo: Practice of widow-burning or sati/suttee -painted circa 1800, source: Wikimedia) From an Islamic viewpoint, Roy used the unitarian views of Persian Sufism as a vehicle to preach his reformative ideas to combat polytheism and criticizing crude Indian rituals such as voluntary or later forced wife-burning at husband funerals. (sati).* Roy, Rabindranath Tagore’s father; sufismContinue reading “Persian sufism and the Indian reform; Rammouhan Roy (1772-1833)”
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Rabindranath Tagore’s trip to Iran, 1932
(Photo: Seated from right: Dīnshāh Īrānī, Muḥammad Taqī Bahār, Tagore, ‘Alī Dashtī. Standing from right: Asadī, Rashīd, ‘Abbās Iqbāl, Sa‘īd Nafīsī, Ustād Falsafī, Muḥammad Sa‘īdī, Maykada.Source: 1351 مجله موسیقی خرداد Majala-yi Mūsīqī (Khurdād 1351 A.Hsh./1972), 8 تاگور در کنار ادیبان ایرانی در ایران 1932, نشسته از راست: دینشاه ایرانی ، محمد تقی بهار ، تاگورContinue reading “Rabindranath Tagore’s trip to Iran, 1932”
Imam Ali’s followers in a princely family; Robindranath Tagore
Dr Leonard Lewisohn notes that ‘although Persian Sufi ideas constitute a significant feature of Tagore’s philosophical and mystical thought, these aspects are generally disregarded by critics of his writings*. With no formal education, Tagore received the 1913 literary Nobel Prize for his spiritual poems. In this series, we take a look at his upbringing andContinue reading “Imam Ali’s followers in a princely family; Robindranath Tagore”
From avoiding schools to winning the 1913 literary Nobel prize
(‘Proper teaching must raise curiosity, not explaining things.’) Dr Leonard Lewisohn notes that ‘although Persian Sufi ideas constitute a significant feature of Tagore’s philosophical and mystical thought, these aspects are generally disregarded by critics of his writings*. Growing up in a wealthy family, Tagore was raised by servants. He did not have a formal education.Continue reading “From avoiding schools to winning the 1913 literary Nobel prize”
Persia; Past & Present 