where the mind is with out fear
where the world is with out fear:-
poem:-
where the mind is with out fear and the head is held high
where the world has been broken
up into
fragments by narrow domestic
walls;
Where the words come out from the depth of truth;
where tireless striving
stretches its
arm stowards perfection;
arms towards
where the clear stream of reason had not lost its way
into the dreary desert sand of death habit;
where the mind is left forward
by thee
into-ever widening thought and
action.
into
that heaven of freedom , my father.
let my
country awake .
About the poem:-.
“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.
detaild summary :-
detaild summary :-
In the very first line, the poet prays to the Almighty that his
countrymen should be free from any fear of oppression or forced
compulsion. He wishes that everyone in his country has his head held
high in dignity. In other words, according to him, in a truly free
country every person should be fearless and should have a sense of
self dignity.
In the second line of Where the Mind is Without Fear the poet dreams
of a nation where knowledge would be free. Education should not be
restricted to the upper class only but everybody should be allowed to
acquire knowledge. Not only that, the children should learn freely
from the nature and the world around them. They should not be forced
memorize some predetermined lessons. And this is Tagore’s typical
concept of education.
In the next two lines, the poet emphasizes the unity of not only of
his countrymen but also of the entire world. He thinks there should be
no division among people based on their caste, creed, color, religion
or other baseless superstitions. In other words, prejudices and
superstitions should not divide the people in groups and break their
unity.
In line 5 of Where the Mind is Without Fear, Tagore wants a nation
where people are truthful. They should not be superficial and words
should come out from the depth of their hearts.
In the line 6 of the poem, the poet wants everyone to work hard to
reach their goal, and in the long run to reach perfection. . He thinks
they should not be tired by working. People should not be lazy and
ignoring their work.
In line 7, the poet compares ‘reason’ or logical thinking to a “clear
stream’ and in the next line compares ‘dead habits’ or superstitious
beliefs to a ‘dreary desert’. He wants the stream of reason not to
lose its way into the desert of prejudices. In short, people’s thought
should be monitored by rational thinking, not by superstition; logic
should rule over old baseless beliefs.
In line 9 and 10 the poet wishes his countrymen to be progressive and
broad-minded. He wants that their minds are “led forward” to
“ever-widening thought and action” by the Almighty. In short, we
should be open-minded and do something unusual or extraordinary,
overcoming the narrowness of mind.
In the final line of the poem, the poet addresses the God as
‘Father’. He asks him to awaken his country into such a ‘heaven of
freedom’ where the above conditions meet.
Keep up the good work.
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