C O N C E P T S OF FR E E D O M

IN
R A B INDRANATH TA G O R E'S P H ILO S O P H Y

THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF

GAUHATI FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF
PHILOSOPHY IN THE FACULTY OF ARTS

SRI BALENDRA PATGIRI, M.A., M.PHll

LECTURER
SARAIGHAT COLLEGE, CHANGSARI
KAMRUR ASSAM

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UNDER THE SUfiRVISION O F
DR.NILI MA SHARMA, PRO FESSOR: DEPARTMENT O F PHIL
GAUHATI UNIVERSITY, ASSAM
2002
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th e h e a d is h e ld h ig h . W h e re th e d e a r s tre a m o f re a s o n

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W h e re th e w o r l d h a s n o t b e e n d e se rt s a n d o f d e a d h a b it:

b r o k e n u p in t o fr a g m e n ts b y W h e re th e m i n d is le d f o r w a r d b y

n a r r o w d o m e s t ic w a lls : th e e in t o e v e r -w id e n in g t h o u g h t

W h e re w o r d s c o m e o u t f r o m and a c t i o n -------In t o th a t heaven of

th e d e p th o f T r u th : fr e e d o m m y fa th e r, let m y c o u n t r y

W h e re tire le ss s t r iv in g stre tch e s awake.

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