25 May, 2015
House: 42
Road: 15
Section: 11
Uttara 1230
Dear Ether,
Yesterday, I got
a copy of the English version of Gitanjali by Tagore and read a good number of
its poems. I wonder how poems like these can be written at all. Previously I read
Gitanjali in Bengali but I had no previous occasion to read the English version
of it, which won for Tagore the most coveted Nobel Prize and made the first
Nobel Prize winner in Asia.
Now I am
reading both the versions. I should have
reasons enough to feel some satisfaction about it. Gitanjali means song of
offerings. These are offerings to God Almighty. It is beyond my power to describe
the literary excellence of the book. What has impressed me most is the noble
ideas of the poet.
The habit of
reading Gitanjali has come to stay with me, as I am getting joy and inspiration
from it. It teaches me love of God. If you have not read the book, take my
advice to read it. Wishing to hear from you. No more today.
Yours ever,
Shaon.
I will give it 6 out of 10 as it could have been more interesting.but the matter was solid so it gets 6 marks.
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