The Rabindranath Tagore Omnibus I brings together six of Tagore's acclaimed works. It includes Gitanjali, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913, a selection of 103 poems that took the world by storm, Post Office, a symbolic play rich in allegory, both simple and sophisticated, considered a masterpiece in world literature, Creative Unity (1922), hailed as the finest of Tagore's essays in English, revealing some of his fundamental tenets on art, aesthetics, life and religion, His Hungry Stones and Other Stories, a collection of some of Tagore's best-loved short stories, Gora, a landmark in the history of the Bengali novel, covering the broad canvas of the social, cultural, religious and political life of the nineteenth century urban middle-class in Bengal and My Boyhood Days, Tagore's poignant memoir of his childhood days.
Omnibus 2:
Rabindranath Tagore Omnibus II brings six acclaimed works of Tagore under one roof.
The Religion of Man (1931), delivered at the Hibbert Lectures at Oxford in 1930, is an extensive and commanding exposition of Tagore's understanding of the meaning and significance of religion in the cultural history of man.
A symbolic play, Red Oleanders (Rakta Karabi, 1925), describes the conflict between machine and the free human spirit.
Both a political novel and a love story, Four Chapters (1934) denounced terrorism when revolutionary terrorism was a symbol of courage, dedication, sacrifice and heroism.
The Hidden Treasure and Other Stories is a collection of eight stories including translations of Guptadhan, Samapti, Megha o Rudra, Tota Kahini etc. Translators include Jadunath Sarkar, C.F. Andrews and Surendranath Tagore.
Shesh Lekha is the last testament of Tagore. In most of these untitled poems the language is bare, the imagery striking and the expression spartan. The translator is the noted poet, media person and Member of Parliament, Pritish Nandy.
Unlike a conventional autobiography, My Reminiscences (1911) is a series of 'memory pictures'. W.B. Yeats called it 'a rich and most valuable work.' Written with wit, wisdom and more than a little self-mockery, it gives a unique and enduring insight into the life of the great literary genius.
Omnibus 3:
The Rabindranath Tagore Omnibus III brings together four of Rabindranath Tagore's most acclaimed works. Nationalism (1917) contains the lectures given by Tagore in Japan and the United States between 1916 and 1917. In these essays, he criticises the model of the nationstate in both the East and West and offers his vision of a society that includes the finest principles of both, while remaining independent of them. Mashi and Other Stories (1918) is a collection of fourteen of his short stories, translated by W.W. Pearson, Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay, Anath Nath Mitra and E.P. Thompson. It also includes his famous shortstory, 'The Post Master', translated by Debendranath Mitter. The Home and the World (1919) is the English translation of one of his most famous novels, GhareBaire, translated by Surendranath Tagore. At its heart is a complex love triangle, set against the turbulent Swadeshi movement in Bengal. The Crescent Moon, or Sishu (1903) is a collection of simple, beautiful poems written primarily for children, whom Tagore saw as a symbol of hope and new life. It was deeply appreciated by many of his illustrious contemporaries, including the Nobel laureates Gide and Jimenez.
Omnibus 4:
The Rabindranath Tagore Omnibus is a collection of six of Tagore's major works.
Two Sister (Dui Bon), translated by Krishna Kripalani, was first published in 1943. One of Tagore's last novels, it explores the conflict that arises when a man does not find a mother-figure and sweetheart in the same woman, the poignancy and disturbing truth of the novel, makes it one of Tagore's finest.
Sadhana, first published in 1913, is a collection of eight essays written during Tagore's six month visit to the United States and stemming from his endeavour to provide the West with a glimpse of the ancient spirit of India as manifested in its sacred texts as well as daily life.
Letters to a Friend (1928) is a collection of letters written by Tagore to his lifelong friend and follower C.F. Andrews between the years 1913 and 1922, providing an intimate glimpse into the mind of the great man, as well as the cultural and political milieu of his day.
The Parrot's Training and Other Stories is a delightful collection of short stories, including translations by Surendranath Tagore, Amiya Chakravarty and Rabindranath Tagore himself.
The King of the Dark Chamber (Raja) was first published in 1914. Translated by Kshitish Chandra Sen and revised by Tagore, it is a thought-provoking allegory of the eternal spiritual adventure of man.
Translated by Tagore and first published in 1913, Poems of Kabir is a collection of poems by the great Indian poet Kabir (1440-1518), demonstrating his mysticism and devotion to the spirit of universal brotherhood.
