Rabindranath Tagore's Nature of Humanism in His Plays Chandalika and Natir Puja
Journal Title: International Journal of English and Literature (IJEL) - Year 2019, Vol 9, Issue 4
Abstract
A critical study of Tagore’s life, philosophy and social outlook, reveals that he is essentially and intensely a humanist. All his writings—poetry, prose, fiction, drama—are characterized by a superabundance of humanism—man is a man irrespective of his birth, caste, creed, social status, power and pelf. Humanity is the very essence of Tagore’s philosophy of life, breathing the spirit of humanism. Love of man as man and dignity of man as man signifies the underlying principle of humanism. Humanism may be defined as a system of beliefs and standards that is primarily concerned with common human needs and not with religious principles. It seeks to explore ways of solving human problems based on reason rather than reposing faith in God. It strives to repudiate dogmatism, ritualism, and the like. In other words, humanism is a philosophy or attitude that addresses itself exclusively to human as opposed to divine or supernatural concerns. As per his view, a humanist is a follower of the philosophy of humanism, keeping in the focus of his mind the wellbeing of all living beings in general and that of man in particular. This paper explores how much Tagore talks about humanity in almost all of his plays.
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Dr. Yudhishthir Singh, Dr. Archana Gautam
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