The Many Meanings of Tagore’s Bird Leitmotif
by Aurogeeta Das In the second part of my exploration of Tagore’s birds, I would like to first pick up some of the recurring themes...
Fiona Harvey at the Tagore Centre
So, I have now visited the archive at the Tagore Centre several times. I enjoy the feeling of space and light and quiet here,...
Of Tagore, Reznikoff and Brevity
by Aurogeeta Das In my previous post, I used the word ‘aphorism’ to describe Tagore’s poetry in Stray Birds. Before I continue my exploration...
Tagore’s Birds
We are happy to present a new contribution from Aurogeeta Das which is now available in our Features section. It picks out a few words...
Lost Time
by Nuala Dalton When I saw the call for artists by the Tagore centre, I was not long back from my first and long...
What Constitutes a Bird Form?
Aurogeeta Das As I’ve stated in my previous blogpost, Tagore’s birds tend to be fantastical rather than real; sometimes they are even chimeric (chimera:...
Encountering Birds During My Travels
by Aurogeeta Das For the most part, Tagore did not paint real birds. Although he may have done so occasionally (and this would...
Walking the Tightrope
Tagore’s Negotiation of Identity and Image by Aurogeeta Das This post highlights some key points in Rustom Bharucha’s lecture at InIVA London on the relationship...
Tagore the Deep Ecologist
Much has been made of Tagore as an ecological poet or a poet of nature. However his vision was far from one-dimensional. In a...
Responding to the Archive – Aurogeeta Das
Here is the first in what will be a regular series of posts by people working at the Tagore Centre, who will delve into...