Rabindranath Tagore's literary representation of Muslims

Quayum, Mohammad Abdul (2016) Rabindranath Tagore's literary representation of Muslims. In: Lectures on Rabindranath Tagore 2016, 21st--25th March 2016, Kolkata, India. (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Rabindranath Tagore, the iconic Asian writer, has of late been accused of Hindu chauvinism by some of his critics. Was he a bigoted writer? Was he anti-Muslim? Did he seek to establish a Hindu Raj in the subcontinent by depriving and disenfranchising the Muslims? Or was he in favour of Hindu-Muslim unity in order for creating a peaceful, prosperous and progressive India? Was his cosmopolitanism inclusive of all ethnic and religious groups, or was it besmirched by his antipathy towards Muslims? These are some of the issues that will be addressed in this paper through an analysis of his letters, speeches, essays, poetry and fiction.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Slide Presentation)
Additional Information:	4725/50491
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Tagore, India, Literature, Unity, Muslims
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > PE English P Language and Literature > PI Oriental languages and literatures P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN0080 Criticism
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Islamic Revealed Knowledge and Human Sciences > Department of English Language & Literature
Depositing User:	Professor Mohammad A. Quayum
Date Deposited:	20 Jun 2016 14:48
Last Modified:	20 Jun 2016 14:48
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/50491

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