where the mind is without fear Rabindranath Tagore short summary

where the mind is without fear Rabindranath Tagore

“Where the mind is Without Fear” by Rabindranath Tagore is one of his vastly read and discussed

poems. It was originally composed in Bengali possibly in 1900 under the title “Prarthana”, meaning

prayer. It appeared in the volume called ‘Naibedya’ in 1901. Later in 1911 Tagore himself translated the

Bengali poem into English and that translation appeared as poem 35 in his Nobel winning anthology

“Gitanjali” (Song Offerings) published by the Indian Society, London in 1912.

So when the poem was written, India was under the British Rule and people were eagerly waiting to get

their freedom from the British Rule. The poem is written in the form of a prayer to the God, the

Almighty for a true freedom for his country. And thus Tagore reveals his own concept of freedom

throughout the poem, Where the Mind is Without Fear.

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