বলাই

by Rabindranath Tagore

Genres: Short Stories, Fiction

Unknown Binding

About the author

Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 "because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West."

Tagore modernised Bengali art by spurning rigid classical forms and resisting linguistic strictures. His novels, stories, songs, dance-dramas, and essays spoke to topics political and personal. Gitanjali (Song Offerings), Gora (Fair-Faced), and Ghare-Baire (The Home and the World) are his best-known works, and his verse, short stories, and novels were acclaimed—or panned—for their lyricism, colloquialism, naturalism, and unnatural contemplation. His compositions were chosen by two nations as national anthems: India's Jana Gana Mana and Bangladesh's Amar Shonar Bangla.

The complete works of Rabindranath Tagore (রবীন্দ্র রচনাবলী) in the original Bengali are now available at these third-party websites:
http://www.tagoreweb.in/
http://www.rabindra-rachanabali.nltr....

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[Abhishek Saha Joy · Rating 4 out of 5]

রবীন্দ্র ছোটগল্প অসাধারণ হলেও সাধারণত বিষয়বস্তুর ভিন্নতা চোখে কম পড়ে।রবীন্দ্রনাথ ফ্যামিলি ড্রামার গন্ডিতেই সবচে' স্বচ্ছন্দ।

তাই বোধহয় 'বলাই' গল্পটি মন ছুঁয়েছে বেশি করে।এ যেন এক ভিন্ন রবীন্দ্রনাথ।একজন মানবশিশুর সাথে মানবের সবচেয়ে অকৃত্রিম বন্ধু গাছের বন্ধুত্বের গল্প আপনার মন ছুঁয়ে যেতে বাধ্য।

[Preetam Chatterjee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Robi babu’s environmental values vary from other philosophers by endorsing an all-inclusive view of the environment. He was a profound scholar of the Indian scriptures. His Upanishadic empathy is intrinsically imbued in his works. Let us consider the succinct declaration in the inaugural lines of the Isha Upanishd: ईशा वास्यमिदं सर्वं यत्किञ्च जगत्यां जगत्‌। / तेन त्यक्तेन भुञ्जीथा मा गृधः कस्यस्विद्धनम्‌ ॥ “The entire universe is to be looked upon as the Lord.” All of existence is celestial. Though there may be ostensible variances in form and name, undergirding all of existence is the same spirituality. The Srimad Bhagavatam (2.2.41) states that the whole lot in the creation is part of one blessed harmony. The elements, the forces in the cosmos, all beings, all things living and unliving, are eventually portion of one mysticism. Elegiacally, one body, God’s body. We should identify and honor this in everything we experience in life. We are part of this, not detached from this holiness in any way. It is our very kernel. Tagore's environmental philosophy distinguishes the fundamental worth of all living beings and underscores a mystical and sentient makeover in humans' liaison with nature. The present-day environmental beliefs speaks about the accord and synchronization between man and nature. It recognizes the interdependence of all living species and the bionetwork. Environmental theorists of the 21st century recommend a cosmo-centric theory of environmental moral code which is known in modern phraseology as ‘deep ecology’. It directs us to maintain the veracity of the environment for its own sake and accentuates a high degree of synergy as a common feature in mature eco systems, amalgamation for the benefit of all. Through the leeway of our appreciation of the ecological milieu, it will eventually be possible to develop a sense of fitting with a more spacious outlook eco-spheric belonging. In ‘Balai’, Robi Babu has shown the concord and unanimity of man and Nature very charmingly. Balai, the protagonist of the story, enlarges his cognizance and perception to the whole nature by bonding himself with the black clouds of the sky, with the raindrops, with the sunlight. He feels the synchronization of the nature at the time of his frolicking with grasses and feels grief when grasses are cut by the gardener. Such assertiveness and quiet defiance leads to an affectionate and defending attitude towards the world. This story is one of the earlier paradigms of ecological-fiction in Bangla. Give this story a go. And make your own meanings.

[Rafia Rahman · Rating 4 out of 5]

একটুকরো আবেগ!

[Amjad Hossain · Rating 4 out of 5]

বলাই!

[Israt Sharmin · Rating 4 out of 5]

কবিগুরু তো আর তাঁকে শুধু শুধু বলা হতো না....

[Priyanka Mahajan]

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