Where The Mind is Without Fear

Where The Mind is Without Fear

-Rabindranath Tagore

·        Theme:

ð This poem shows the importance of freedom to human life.

ð For the progress of a person and a nation, there should be no fear in this mind of people.

ð This poem shows the importance of knowledge, courage, self-dignity and responsible though if all these qualities are with people of a country that is the heaven.

ð The narrow concept of nationalism and artificial borderline, there are wars in the world we the world.

ð This poem was written at that time when India was the colony of Britain-Indian people was not free.

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            Literal Comprehension:

Rabindranath Tagore, the very popular name in English literature was the only person from south Asia who got the Novel prize in literature. This poem was written at the time when India was the colony Britain.

                        In this poem, Tagore demanded the freedom to Indian people for the progress of Indian people and the nation, the fear of British colony should be ended. The Indian people should get self dignity and they should get to live with respect. They should get knowledge freely. He also talked about the Couse of war that is the narrow concept of artificial border lines. The reason or intellect should not be blocked by the traditional though. The mind of Indian people should be free from fear. At last he requested to God to let his country awake.

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            Interpretation:

This patriotic poem tells us about the importance of freedom in human life. The poet wants to show the Couse of was, that is the narrow concept of nationalism. The world should not be divided with artificial border lines. Tagore shows the importance of knowledge courage, self, dignity and reasonable thought. He wants to make Indian awake from the deep sleep.

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     Critical Thinking:

This Nationalism poem was written at the time when Indian was the colony of Britain. But the poet is trying to escape form reality and he likes to establish an ideal world in the earth? We have accepted the reality we all love our nationalism so the writter is trying to go way from reality.

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     Assimilation: 

This poem taught me the lesson about the importance of freedom in our life. If we are in the fear of something, we couldn't get progress in life. This poem also tells us that people should get self respect to be happy. We should be free from fear of some powers. We can say make the world happy if we can say we are the citizen of the world.