The song speaks of the time when there was no electricity and women used lamps for adornments. It is a song from “Gulzar in conversations with Tagore”. The poem of Rabindranath Tagore or inspired by him… The Central Theme: The Divine Feminine and Unadorned Love This poetry is a sacred ode to the beauty of the unadorned, a celebration of…
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Rabindranath Tagore on The Return of Buddha
Rabindranath Tagore has written some Buddhist-inspired works and he makes a very interesting point. Buddha’s Return (also known as Buddha’s Homecoming or Buddha’s Meeting with Yashodhara), a dramatic poetic piece by Rabindranath Tagore that captures the poignant moment when Gautama Buddha, after attaining enlightenment, returns to his palace and meets his wife, Yashodhara. And Yashodhara just asked him one question:“Was…