MIND WITHOUT FEAR

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Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;

Where knowledge

is free;

Where the world has not been broken upinto fragments by narrow domestic walls;

Where words come out from the depth of truth;

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Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;

Where the clear stream of reasonhas not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit;

Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action---

Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high;Where knowledge is free;Where the world has not been broken upinto fragments by narrow domestic walls;Where words come out from the depth of truth;Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection;Where the clear stream of reasonhas not lost its way into the dreary desert sand of dead habit;Where the mind is led forward by thee into ever-widening thought and action---Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

A poem by Rabindranath Tagore

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Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941), the Nobel laureate poet, writer, philosopher was the ambassador of Indian culture to the rest of the world.

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Tagore is probably the most prominent figure in the cultural world of Indian subcontinent and the first Asian person to be awarded with the Nobel prize. Even though he is mainly known as a poet, his multifaceted talent showered upon different branches of art, such as, novels, short stories, dramas, articles, essays, painting etc.

And his songs, popularly known as ‘Rabindrasangeet’, have an eternal appeal and is permanently placed in the heart of the Indians. He was a social reformer, patriot and above all, a great humanitarian and philosopher. India and Bangladesh - the national anthems of these two countries are taken from his composition.

Rabindranath Tagore and his wife Mrinalini Devi-1883

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