where the mind is with ought fear

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Where the Mind is Without FearLecture byBindu Gulati

Lecturer EnglishBindu [email protected]

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About the Poet

Rabindranath Tagore is to Indianswhat Shakespeare is to the English.


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He founded Shanti Niketan which

promoted naturalistic philosophy ofteaching.

a u wa a, ee an a , ora are ew ohis famous works. He won Nobel Prizefor Literature for his work Geetanjali.


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Where the Mind is Without Fear

Introduction The poet draws a picture of free India.

He dreamt of a country with noboundaries.

This oem is his idealistic dream about

India.It is self explanatory.

Tagore prays for the welfare of thecountry.


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Poem

Where the mind is without fearand the head is held high;

Where knowledge is free;Where the world has not been

broken up into fragments bynarrow domestic walls;

Where words come out fromthe depth of truth;


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Where tireless striving stretches its

arms towards perfection ;Where the clear stream of reason

has not lost its way into thedreary desert sand of dead habit ;

Where the mind is led forward by theeinto ever- widening thought and

action..

Into the heaven of freedom,

my Father, let my country awake.


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EXPLANATION WITH REFERENCE TO

THE CONTEXTWhere the mind is without fear

and the head is held high;Where knowledge is free;

broken up into fragments by

narrow domestic walls;


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Where words come out from the

depth of truth;

Where tireless striving stretches its

arms towards perfection .


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Word meanings

1. Fragments- pieces2. Head is held high- self respect

3. Domestic- pertaining to family.4. Striving try hard.

5. Tireless- without getting tired.


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Context:

These lines have been taken from thepoem Where the Mind is without Fear

y a n rana agore . e poeprays to God that his country Indiashould be a heaven of freedom.


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Explanation:

The poet prays to God that there shouldbe an atmosphere of fearlessness.

Knowledge should be free for all. Thecountry men should not be dividedover caste and creed. Peo le of the

country should speak the truth and beGod blessed to have a perfect life. They

should not get tired of working.


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Where the clear stream of reason

has not lost its way into thedreary desert sand of dead habit ;

Where the mind is led forward by theeinto ever- widening thought and

..

Into the heaven of freedom,

my Father, let my country awake.


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Word Meanings

Stream : riverDreary : dull

Reason :intellectDead habit : old

Desert dry area ofland

Awake- to get upfrom sleep


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Explanation:

The poet prays to God that Indiansshould be logical & progressive in

thoughts & actions. They should havethe power to reason out the bad anduseless customs. Onl God can hel

by guiding the people. God shouldmake India a paradise on earth.


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Central Idea

This poem is a reflection of the poetsgood and ideal nature. He has utmostfaith in God. He prays to God with allhis heart that He should guide thecountrymen to work hard, speak the

,approach. Rabindranath Tagoreaspires to see the country and his

people to be in peace and prosper. Heloves his country a lot and wishes forits welfare.


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