The poem can be perceived in many different waysIt could be depicting any of the following , or other meanings

• Colonialism • Loneliness

• Possession and Loss•The optimism of a person

•Writing style of the Poet

•Themes of the poem

•Justification of the title

His time in Shilaidaha, the “obscure Bengal village” where he lived “in utmost seclusion…in a boat house.

The wild ducks which came during the time of autumn from the Himalayan lakes were my only living companions and in that solitude

I seem to have drunk in the open space like wine overflowing with sunshine and the murmur of the river used to speak to me and tell

me the secrets of nature. And I passed my days in the solitude dreaming and giving shape to my dream in poems….” Tagore was wistful about the silence that helped him reflect and contemplate,

and he doubted if Western poets and writers had the opportunity to spend their youth in such absolute seclusion

In his 20s, Tagore would often go in a houseboat and spend days travelling on

the mighty river. The poems he wrote there are an essential part of his literary canon.

Here, he was influenced by the natural beauty and simple but elegant life of rural Bengal. Attended session of Indian National Congress and sang the song Vandemataram on the opening day. Wrote famous dance/musical drama - Chitrangada. His youngest daughter Mira was born in 1892. In 1894 , wrote famous collection poems - Sonar Tari (The Golden Boat). Son Samindra was born in 1894.

If you’re expecting the world to be fair with you

because you are fair to the world, you’re fooling

yourself.It’s like expecting the lion not to eat you because you didn’t eat the lion.

- Anonymous

Presented By :

Chaitali Bajaj

Harsh Daga

Keshav Jalan

Kirti Parwal Shivani Modi

Utkarsh Agarwal