Where the Mind Is Without Fear

“Where the Mind is Without F Lecture by

Bindu Gulati

Lecturer English Bindu 234@live.in

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About the Poet

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Rabindranath Tagore is to what Shakespeare is to the Engli

He founded Shanti Niketan promoted naturalistic philoso teaching.

Kabuliwala, Geetanjali, Gora ar his famous works. He won Nob for Literature for his work “Geet

Where the Mind is Without F

Introduction

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The poet draws a picture of fre

He dreamt of a country w boundaries.

This poem is his idealistic drea

India.

It is self explanatory.

Tagore prays for the welfare country.

Poem

Where the mind is without f and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not be broken up into fragments b

narrow domestic walls; Where words come out fro

the depth of truth;

Where tireless striving stretch arms towards perfection ; Where the clear stream of rea has not lost its way into th dreary desert sand of dead ha

Where the mind is led forward b into ever- widening thought

action……..

Into the heaven of freedom my Father, let my country aw

EXPLANATION WITH REFEREN THE CONTEXT

Where the mind is without f and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free;

Where the world has not be broken up into fragments b

narrow domestic walls;

Where words come out from depth of truth;

Where tireless striving stretch arms towards perfection .

Word meanings

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1. Fragments- pieces

1. Head is held high- self respect

1. Domestic- pertaining to family

1. Striving –try hard.

1. Tireless- without getting tired.

Context:

These lines have been taken f poem “Where the Mind is witho by “Rabindranath Tagore”. T prays to God that his count should be a heaven of freedom.

Explanation:

The poet prays to God that there be an atmosphere of fearle Knowledge should be free for country men should not be over caste and creed. People country should speak the truth God blessed to have a perfect li should not get tired of working.

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