Podcasts about Rabindranath Tagore

Opening Quote Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world. (Gustave Flaubert) Classics Recited 早发白帝城 李白 临江仙·送钱穆父 苏轼 旅行 汪国真 Ithaka Constantine Cavafy Gitanjali Song XII Rabindranath Tagore

Anika sits down with Julie Ellis to explore the inflection point every founder dreads—the moment you've built the business, achieved the goal, and suddenly realize you have no idea who you are without it. Discover why selling an eight-figure business can feel like grief disguised as success, how delegation is the real bottleneck between scaling and plateauing, and the counterintuitive truth that derails most women entrepreneurs: it's never about having a bigger vision. It's about believing you're worthy of one—and whether you have the systems and people around you to make it real.In This EpisodeFrom dance to finance to founder: How an unexpected career path led Julie to solve a problem every parent knew existedThe basement to eight figures: Building Mabel's Labels from a 300 sq ft basement in Hamilton, Ontario to an internationally recognized brand—with zero industry experienceGrassroots growth and celebrity endorsements: How a tiny magazine feature led to Daily Candy recognition and a life-changing mention from Elizabeth Hasselbeck on The ViewThe art of delegation and scaling: Why most founders plateau and what separates those who scale to eight figures from those stuck at product-market fitThe post-exit identity crisis: Navigating grief, imposter syndrome, and gratitude after selling to Avery Products—and why the 90-day rest period changed everythingBig Gorgeous Goals: Why "gorgeous" matters as much as "big"—and how to chase ambitious goals while actually enjoying the journeyThe confidence gap and funding inequity: Why only 2.9% of venture capital goes to women entrepreneurs, and what Julie is doing to change thatPocket Coach: The asynchronous coaching model that keeps entrepreneurial momentum alive between sessionsBuilding community for women founders: The Big Gorgeous Goals podcast and investing in women-led businessesLeading through uncertainty: Why the biggest breakthroughs happen in times of changeTimestamps00:00 Introduction: The woman who solved every parent's labeling problem02:01 An unexpected founder: Dance degree, 15 years in finance, and the moment everything changed04:00 The basement days: One year of research, zero industry experience, and a team of misfits06:28 From tiny magazine feature to Elizabeth Hasselbeck's endorsement on The View11:06 The biggest gap between founders who plateau and those who scale: Delegation and decision-making12:49 The acquisition: Selling Mabel's Labels after nearly 13 years—and why it was the right time17:29 The post-sale emotions: Grief, imposter syndrome, and the gratitude sandwich19:07 The 90-day rest and the identity crisis: Why "I'm not qualified" became the biggest lie22:22 The coaching pivot: Why certification gave her the "add" she was looking for23:18 Writing during the pandemic: How a daily writing group turned a book idea into Big Gorgeous Goals25:37 Why "gorgeous" matters: Dancing toward your goals instead of grinding toward them28:01 Creating white space: Why unstructured time is where the best ideas live31:33 The confidence gap and funding inequity: 2.9% of VC goes to women; only 2% of women-founded businesses reach $1M33:45 Pocket Coach: Asynchronous coaching for keeping momentum alive between sessions35:52 The Big Gorgeous Goals podcast: Storytelling for women entrepreneurs39:02 Her ideal coaching clients: Low seven-figure founders scaling to $5-10M40:01 What's next: New keynotes and workshops on leading bold teams through uncertainty41:38 Her guiding quote: Rabindranath Tagore's "Reach high for stars lie hidden in you"Key Insights & TakeawaysInsight 1: Unmet Market Needs Beat Industry ExpertiseJulie and her co-founders had no background in supply chain, marketing, or distribution—just a teacher, a financial planner, a lawyer, and a printing expert. What they had was a real problem to solve and a growth mindset. Expertise can be learned; identifying genuine customer pain points cannot.Insight 2: Delegation and Decision-Making Are the Scaling BottleneckThe biggest gap between founders who plateau and those who scale to eight figures isn't product or market—it's the ability to delegate and make decisions. Most founders get caught in the "I should have just done it myself" trap, which prevents them from reaching the next level.Insight 3: Post-Exit Grief Is Real—And Worth ProcessingSelling your business is an achievement, but it's also a loss. Julie experienced imposter syndrome, grief, and identity confusion after the sale. Her 90-day rest period—where she did nothing—was transformative. The emotional work matters as much as the financial outcome.Insight 4: White Space Is Where Creativity LivesThe best ideas don't come at your desk—they come in the shower, on a walk, flying on a plane. Creating intentional unstructured time requires saying no to things and protecting space fiercely, even though it feels counterintuitive.Insight 5: Women Entrepreneurs Face Systemic Funding and Confidence GapsOnly 2.9% of venture capital goes to women, yet women-led businesses outperform on efficiency and team management. The solution isn't just funding—it's mentoring, networks, and other women believing in women.Insight 6: Asynchronous Coaching Keeps Momentum AliveTraditional coaching sessions every two weeks create gaps where momentum dies. Pocket Coach's voicemail-based model lets entrepreneurs push through decisions in real time, maintaining the energy they need to scale.About Julie EllisJulie Ellis is a leadership coach, author, investor, and podcast host specializing in helping women entrepreneurs scale from seven to eight figures and beyond. She co-founded Mabel's Labels in a 300 sq ft basement in Hamilton, Ontario in 2003, growing it into an internationally recognized eight-figure brand before selling to Avery Products in 2016.After a 90-day rest and a brief stint managing 135 people in corporate retail, Julie pursued coaching certification and discovered her true calling: helping other entrepreneurs navigate the inflection points she'd experienced. She is the author of Big Gorgeous Goals: Bold Women Achieve Great Things, which features interviews with 16 women entrepreneurs who've scaled beyond the comfort zone.Today, Julie invests in women-led businesses, hosts the Big Gorgeous Goals podcast, offers one-on-one and asynchronous coaching through Pocket Coach, and delivers keynotes and workshops on leading bold teams through uncertainty.Resources & Links MentionedJulie Ellis's EcosystemBig Gorgeous Goals (Book) — Hybrid published with Page Two, distributed through MacmillanBig Gorgeous Goals Workbook — Self-published companion guideBig Gorgeous Goals Podcast — Stories from seven and eight-figure female foundersPocket Coach — Asynchronous voicemail-based coaching for entrepreneursConnect with Julie EllisOpen to: Keynotes, workshops on leading bold teams through uncertainty, coaching, and investing in women-led businessesLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-ellis/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejulieellisWebsite: www.julieellis.caSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Freedom to Know: Creating Community with Ambedkar, Du Bois, Iqbal, Ramabai and Tagore (Edinburgh University Press, 2025) asks how a (world) community can be created to allow structural minorities equitable access to intellectual and material resources Draws on a range of primary sources Brings the work of W.E.B. Du Bois into conversation with his Indian contemporaries Adds a novel historical perspective to recent scholarship on critical social epistemology Diversifies current ways of doing Indian philosophy Abstract: In this book, Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach studies how Bhimrao Ambedkar (1891-1956), W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963), Mohammed Iqbal (1877-1938), Pandita Ramabai (1858-1922) and Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) diagnose the epistemic oppression they perceive and experience, their analysis of the coloniality of being as its cause, and their proposals to counter it. Kirloskar-Steinbach explores how these voices seek to co-create a space in which they can experience what it means to be free from the conceptual domination of academic frameworks, relish that freedom with their collaborators and, in the equal participation that that space affords, develop open-ended concepts that help them to resist the coloniality of being. Jessica Zu's personal reflection: This book models for readers and scholars alike on how to practice "hermeneutical democracy." The notion of hermeneutical philosophy resonates strongly with Artruso Escobar's philosophy of "pluri-verse" instead of Eurocentric metaphysics of "uni-verse", Roger Ames's "zeotology" or philosophy of the living in Chinese traditions, and Brook Ziporyn's mystical atheism against the dominant paradigm of "nous as arché". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Freedom to Know: Creating Community with Ambedkar, Du Bois, Iqbal, Ramabai and Tagore (Edinburgh University Press, 2025) asks how a (world) community can be created to allow structural minorities equitable access to intellectual and material resources Draws on a range of primary sources Brings the work of W.E.B. Du Bois into conversation with his Indian contemporaries Adds a novel historical perspective to recent scholarship on critical social epistemology Diversifies current ways of doing Indian philosophy Abstract: In this book, Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach studies how Bhimrao Ambedkar (1891-1956), W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963), Mohammed Iqbal (1877-1938), Pandita Ramabai (1858-1922) and Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) diagnose the epistemic oppression they perceive and experience, their analysis of the coloniality of being as its cause, and their proposals to counter it. Kirloskar-Steinbach explores how these voices seek to co-create a space in which they can experience what it means to be free from the conceptual domination of academic frameworks, relish that freedom with their collaborators and, in the equal participation that that space affords, develop open-ended concepts that help them to resist the coloniality of being. Jessica Zu's personal reflection: This book models for readers and scholars alike on how to practice "hermeneutical democracy." The notion of hermeneutical philosophy resonates strongly with Artruso Escobar's philosophy of "pluri-verse" instead of Eurocentric metaphysics of "uni-verse", Roger Ames's "zeotology" or philosophy of the living in Chinese traditions, and Brook Ziporyn's mystical atheism against the dominant paradigm of "nous as arché". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory

Freedom to Know: Creating Community with Ambedkar, Du Bois, Iqbal, Ramabai and Tagore (Edinburgh University Press, 2025) asks how a (world) community can be created to allow structural minorities equitable access to intellectual and material resources Draws on a range of primary sources Brings the work of W.E.B. Du Bois into conversation with his Indian contemporaries Adds a novel historical perspective to recent scholarship on critical social epistemology Diversifies current ways of doing Indian philosophy Abstract: In this book, Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach studies how Bhimrao Ambedkar (1891-1956), W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963), Mohammed Iqbal (1877-1938), Pandita Ramabai (1858-1922) and Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) diagnose the epistemic oppression they perceive and experience, their analysis of the coloniality of being as its cause, and their proposals to counter it. Kirloskar-Steinbach explores how these voices seek to co-create a space in which they can experience what it means to be free from the conceptual domination of academic frameworks, relish that freedom with their collaborators and, in the equal participation that that space affords, develop open-ended concepts that help them to resist the coloniality of being. Jessica Zu's personal reflection: This book models for readers and scholars alike on how to practice "hermeneutical democracy." The notion of hermeneutical philosophy resonates strongly with Artruso Escobar's philosophy of "pluri-verse" instead of Eurocentric metaphysics of "uni-verse", Roger Ames's "zeotology" or philosophy of the living in Chinese traditions, and Brook Ziporyn's mystical atheism against the dominant paradigm of "nous as arché". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/intellectual-history

Freedom to Know: Creating Community with Ambedkar, Du Bois, Iqbal, Ramabai and Tagore (Edinburgh University Press, 2025) asks how a (world) community can be created to allow structural minorities equitable access to intellectual and material resources Draws on a range of primary sources Brings the work of W.E.B. Du Bois into conversation with his Indian contemporaries Adds a novel historical perspective to recent scholarship on critical social epistemology Diversifies current ways of doing Indian philosophy Abstract: In this book, Monika Kirloskar-Steinbach studies how Bhimrao Ambedkar (1891-1956), W.E.B. Du Bois (1868-1963), Mohammed Iqbal (1877-1938), Pandita Ramabai (1858-1922) and Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) diagnose the epistemic oppression they perceive and experience, their analysis of the coloniality of being as its cause, and their proposals to counter it. Kirloskar-Steinbach explores how these voices seek to co-create a space in which they can experience what it means to be free from the conceptual domination of academic frameworks, relish that freedom with their collaborators and, in the equal participation that that space affords, develop open-ended concepts that help them to resist the coloniality of being. Jessica Zu's personal reflection: This book models for readers and scholars alike on how to practice "hermeneutical democracy." The notion of hermeneutical philosophy resonates strongly with Artruso Escobar's philosophy of "pluri-verse" instead of Eurocentric metaphysics of "uni-verse", Roger Ames's "zeotology" or philosophy of the living in Chinese traditions, and Brook Ziporyn's mystical atheism against the dominant paradigm of "nous as arché". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

The headline simply says: ‘All I have left is a burnt bag.' These are the words of a parent in a recent Sky News investigation. The report has identified the faces of most of the children and teachers who were killed in Iran when a US missile struck a primary school in Minab at the start of the US-Israel war in Iran. At the time, the world reacted with shock, leaders made statements, but then the cameras moved on, and another tragedy replaced the last. That these children never returned home was a reality lost in the politics of war. As we hopefully reach an agreement to end the conflict this week, the photos of these school children are a poignant reminder that while deaths are reported as numbers in the news headlines, behind every face is a name, behind every name is a family and behind every family is a world that changed forever when that child was killed. Whether it's news of a school shooting in America, children killed in war and conflict or the thousands dying from the slow tragedy of famine, I sometimes wonder whether too often children's deaths have become headlines we just ignore or scroll past – they are over there, far away, someone else's problem. Because we live in a time where tragedy can appear on our screens, compete for attention, and disappear within hours. But I think that if religious faith means anything it demands that we ask ourselves what happens to our own humanity when another person's suffering no longer moves us. Faith shouldn't make us complacent; it should make us care. If as Islamic thought tells us children are an amanah, a trust from God, the moral weight of this trust is that it can be broken not only by violence but also by silence. As adults, we don't own their future but we are responsible for protecting it. Seeing children as evidence of hope, the Indian poet and writer Rabindranath Tagore once said: ‘Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of humanity.' Perhaps that's the hope we can all hold onto, that however terrible war is, we don't reduce or dismiss the deaths of children to collateral damage. Good journalism can't explain everything but it can refuse to let everything be forgotten. And yes, at a time when so much of the news media is contested, this story shows us that the world depends on journalists to turn distance into attention and hopefully attention, at its best, into conscience.

David Abiker reçoit Philippe Chalmin, le fondateur du célèbre rapport Cyclope qui fête ses 40 ans cette année. Philippe Chalmin, véritable référence dans le domaine des matières premières et de l'économie mondiale, lève le voile sur les coulisses des marchés internationaux.Alors que le rapport Cyclope est introduit chaque année par un poème, Philippe Chalmin explique le choix du texte de Rabindranath Tagore pour cette édition anniversaire, une "part de rêve" dans un monde marqué par de nombreux conflits. Il retrace ensuite les "Trente Glorieuses de la mondialisation" qui ont pris fin avec des événements comme la crise du Covid-19 et la guerre en Ukraine, plongeant le système commercial mondial dans une phase de rupture.L'expert décrypte également la stratégie industrielle de la Chine, qui a su saisir les opportunités laissées vacantes par l'Occident, notamment dans des secteurs clés comme les terres rares ou les batteries électriques. Il met en garde contre le "piège de Thucydide" évoqué par le président chinois Xi Jinping lors de sa rencontre avec Donald Trump, une référence à la guerre du Péloponnèse qui illustre les tensions entre les grandes puissances.Au fil de l'entretien, Philippe Chalmin partage son analyse avisée des enjeux géopolitiques liés aux matières premières, un sujet qu'il a approfondi dans l'ouvrage "Fragments de matière" publié pour les 40 ans du rapport Cyclope. Un épisode incontournable pour comprendre les soubresauts de l'économie mondiale à travers le prisme des matières premières.Hébergé par Audiomeans. Visitez audiomeans.fr/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Today's lengthy episode (I probably should’ve divided it in half!) is another devoted to orchestral song, in this case Deutsche Orchesterlieder. But, in a twist, you will not be hearing any music by either Mahler or Strauss today. (Their orchestral songs have already been amply represented on Countermelody. No, today I am featuring songs ranging from the late nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth century. Some of the composers presented – Alban Berg, Max Reger, Hugo Wolf, Arnold Schoenberg – will be familiar to listeners; others – Alexander Zemlinsky (pictured), Hans Pfitzner, Paul Hindemith, Hans Werner Henze, Franz Schreker – perhaps more as names familiar for musical historical reasons than for their actual compositions. Still others – Ernst Toch, Wolfgang Fortner, Joseph Marx – may be new discoveries altogether. What links them is that they are all fascinating composers whose works run the gamut from lush post-romanticism to exotic orientalism to Neue Sachlichkeit clarity. Texts include the great German lyric poets; anonymous Italian folk poetry; German translations of American poets such as Walt Whitman and major figures of the Harlem Renaissance; and translations of ancient Chinese poetry and the verse of Rabindranath Tagore. Similarly varied are the singers (Elisabeth Söderström, Friedrich Schorr, Edith Mathis, Willard White, Elly Ameling, Irmgard Seefried, Roberta Alexander, Barry McDaniel, Christine Brewer, Christa Ludwig, Helen Donath) and conductors (Michael Tilson Thomas, Riccardo Chailly, Rafael Kubelik, Sergiu Celibidache, Erich Leinsdorf, Carl Schuricht, Hermann Scherchen), heard. Settle in for a ride across a varied, surprising, and always engaging musical landscape. Countermelody is the podcast devoted to the glory and the power of the human voice raised in song. Singer and vocal aficionado Daniel Gundlach explores great singers of the past and present focusing in particular on those who are less well-remembered today than they should be. Daniel's lifetime in music as a professional countertenor, pianist, vocal coach, voice teacher, and author yields an exciting array of anecdotes, impressions, and “inside stories.” At Countermelody's core is the celebration of great singers of all stripes, their instruments, and the connection they make to the words they sing. By clicking on the following link (https://linktr.ee/CountermelodyPodcast) you can find the dedicated Countermelody website which contains additional content including artist photos and episode setlists. The link will also take you to Countermelody's Patreon page, where you can pledge your monthly or yearly support at whatever level you can afford.  

Plant Thinkers of Twentieth-Century Bengal (Oxford UP, 2024) by Sumana Roy takes an unexpected cast of writers and artists and, in studying their work as ‘plant thinkers', looks at how their stories and songs, art and films, and, of course, the idiomatic affected Bengali life and thought. Forest and garden, grass and root, weeds and magical plants—supported by a foliage of thought that allowed them to see beyond the botanical, Rabindranath Tagore, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Jibanananda Das, Shakti Chattopadhyay, Satyajit Ray, and others derived their worldview, their poetics and politics, from the plant world. Jagadish Chandra Bose's scientific experiments, his research and the philosophy that propelled it, religions and rituals that involved an affective relationship with the natural world, a subterranean invocation of plant philosophy in actions and words, in living and in creative practice, and the political possibilities beyond the nation state that such thinking generated give this book its sap and flow. What might we take from these plant thinkers to rehabilitate our consciousness today? Arnab Dutta Roy is Assistant Professor of World Literature and Postcolonial Theory at Florida Gulf Coast University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Plant Thinkers of Twentieth-Century Bengal (Oxford UP, 2024) by Sumana Roy takes an unexpected cast of writers and artists and, in studying their work as ‘plant thinkers', looks at how their stories and songs, art and films, and, of course, the idiomatic affected Bengali life and thought. Forest and garden, grass and root, weeds and magical plants—supported by a foliage of thought that allowed them to see beyond the botanical, Rabindranath Tagore, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Jibanananda Das, Shakti Chattopadhyay, Satyajit Ray, and others derived their worldview, their poetics and politics, from the plant world. Jagadish Chandra Bose's scientific experiments, his research and the philosophy that propelled it, religions and rituals that involved an affective relationship with the natural world, a subterranean invocation of plant philosophy in actions and words, in living and in creative practice, and the political possibilities beyond the nation state that such thinking generated give this book its sap and flow. What might we take from these plant thinkers to rehabilitate our consciousness today? Arnab Dutta Roy is Assistant Professor of World Literature and Postcolonial Theory at Florida Gulf Coast University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Plant Thinkers of Twentieth-Century Bengal (Oxford UP, 2024) by Sumana Roy takes an unexpected cast of writers and artists and, in studying their work as ‘plant thinkers', looks at how their stories and songs, art and films, and, of course, the idiomatic affected Bengali life and thought. Forest and garden, grass and root, weeds and magical plants—supported by a foliage of thought that allowed them to see beyond the botanical, Rabindranath Tagore, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Jibanananda Das, Shakti Chattopadhyay, Satyajit Ray, and others derived their worldview, their poetics and politics, from the plant world. Jagadish Chandra Bose's scientific experiments, his research and the philosophy that propelled it, religions and rituals that involved an affective relationship with the natural world, a subterranean invocation of plant philosophy in actions and words, in living and in creative practice, and the political possibilities beyond the nation state that such thinking generated give this book its sap and flow. What might we take from these plant thinkers to rehabilitate our consciousness today? Arnab Dutta Roy is Assistant Professor of World Literature and Postcolonial Theory at Florida Gulf Coast University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/film

Plant Thinkers of Twentieth-Century Bengal (Oxford UP, 2024) by Sumana Roy takes an unexpected cast of writers and artists and, in studying their work as ‘plant thinkers', looks at how their stories and songs, art and films, and, of course, the idiomatic affected Bengali life and thought. Forest and garden, grass and root, weeds and magical plants—supported by a foliage of thought that allowed them to see beyond the botanical, Rabindranath Tagore, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Jibanananda Das, Shakti Chattopadhyay, Satyajit Ray, and others derived their worldview, their poetics and politics, from the plant world. Jagadish Chandra Bose's scientific experiments, his research and the philosophy that propelled it, religions and rituals that involved an affective relationship with the natural world, a subterranean invocation of plant philosophy in actions and words, in living and in creative practice, and the political possibilities beyond the nation state that such thinking generated give this book its sap and flow. What might we take from these plant thinkers to rehabilitate our consciousness today? Arnab Dutta Roy is Assistant Professor of World Literature and Postcolonial Theory at Florida Gulf Coast University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

Plant Thinkers of Twentieth-Century Bengal (Oxford UP, 2024) by Sumana Roy takes an unexpected cast of writers and artists and, in studying their work as ‘plant thinkers', looks at how their stories and songs, art and films, and, of course, the idiomatic affected Bengali life and thought. Forest and garden, grass and root, weeds and magical plants—supported by a foliage of thought that allowed them to see beyond the botanical, Rabindranath Tagore, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Jibanananda Das, Shakti Chattopadhyay, Satyajit Ray, and others derived their worldview, their poetics and politics, from the plant world. Jagadish Chandra Bose's scientific experiments, his research and the philosophy that propelled it, religions and rituals that involved an affective relationship with the natural world, a subterranean invocation of plant philosophy in actions and words, in living and in creative practice, and the political possibilities beyond the nation state that such thinking generated give this book its sap and flow. What might we take from these plant thinkers to rehabilitate our consciousness today? Arnab Dutta Roy is Assistant Professor of World Literature and Postcolonial Theory at Florida Gulf Coast University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/art

Plant Thinkers of Twentieth-Century Bengal (Oxford UP, 2024) by Sumana Roy takes an unexpected cast of writers and artists and, in studying their work as ‘plant thinkers', looks at how their stories and songs, art and films, and, of course, the idiomatic affected Bengali life and thought. Forest and garden, grass and root, weeds and magical plants—supported by a foliage of thought that allowed them to see beyond the botanical, Rabindranath Tagore, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Jibanananda Das, Shakti Chattopadhyay, Satyajit Ray, and others derived their worldview, their poetics and politics, from the plant world. Jagadish Chandra Bose's scientific experiments, his research and the philosophy that propelled it, religions and rituals that involved an affective relationship with the natural world, a subterranean invocation of plant philosophy in actions and words, in living and in creative practice, and the political possibilities beyond the nation state that such thinking generated give this book its sap and flow. What might we take from these plant thinkers to rehabilitate our consciousness today? Arnab Dutta Roy is Assistant Professor of World Literature and Postcolonial Theory at Florida Gulf Coast University Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science

Plant Thinkers of Twentieth-Century Bengal (Oxford UP, 2024) by Sumana Roy takes an unexpected cast of writers and artists and, in studying their work as ‘plant thinkers', looks at how their stories and songs, art and films, and, of course, the idiomatic affected Bengali life and thought. Forest and garden, grass and root, weeds and magical plants—supported by a foliage of thought that allowed them to see beyond the botanical, Rabindranath Tagore, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Jibanananda Das, Shakti Chattopadhyay, Satyajit Ray, and others derived their worldview, their poetics and politics, from the plant world. Jagadish Chandra Bose's scientific experiments, his research and the philosophy that propelled it, religions and rituals that involved an affective relationship with the natural world, a subterranean invocation of plant philosophy in actions and words, in living and in creative practice, and the political possibilities beyond the nation state that such thinking generated give this book its sap and flow. What might we take from these plant thinkers to rehabilitate our consciousness today? Arnab Dutta Roy is Assistant Professor of World Literature and Postcolonial Theory at Florida Gulf Coast University

Mayo, nos dio plumas que cambiaron el mundo. En este episodio de El Buen Cruel celebramos a los grandes que nacieron con la primavera en llamas: Nicolás Maquiavelo y el arte del poder, Arthur Conan Doyle y la mente de Sherlock Holmes, Rabindranath Tagore y sus versos Nobel, Walt Whitman y su canto al cuerpo y al alma. Y junto a ellos, otros rebeldes que soplaron velas en mayo. Repasamos sus vidas, sus frases que duelen y las anécdotas que no te cuenta la escuela. Porque mayo no solo trae flores: trae autores que siguen escribiendo el presente. Dale play.#WaltWhitman #ElBuenCruel #PodcastLiterario #NicolásMaquiavelo #ArthurConanDoyle

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Late-Victorian and modernist writers have been famously preoccupied with ideas of personal and poetic discipline (or the lack thereof). How are such notions of askesis articulated within the global contexts of the twentieth century? This talk examines how two prominent twentieth-century writers—Sri Aurobindo and Rabindranath Tagore—engage with askesis in their works. Both writers were deeply fascinated by asceticism and by the figure of the ascetic. I argue that they used literary form as a space to reflect on and experiment with askesis as both figure and method. For Aurobindo, blank verse becomes a formal reflection not only of heterodox ascetic practice but also of a strategic orientation toward a transhistorical and transcultural vision of future poetry and society. For Tagore, the figure of the ascetic functions as an aesthetic cipher against which nascent political ideas and imaginaries may be tested. Drawing on Aurobindo's The Future Poetry (1917-1920) and Tagore's “The Ghat's Story” (1884), Rajarshi (1887), Achalayatan (1912), and Sanyasi (1917), this talk illuminates the centrality of askesis to global twentieth-century critical thought on the theo-politics of literary form. Bio: Dr. Apala Das is an Assistant Professor of English at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey. She received her PhD in English from the University of Toronto in 2024. Her current book project, titled In the Shadows of Discipline: Literatures of Renunciation in the Global Twentieth Century, examines selected global literary experiments of the twentieth century as instances of modernist asceticism, conceptualized as critical and creative responses to the ideological and biopolitical forces latent in asceticism. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Wallace Stevens Journal, the Journal of Postcolonial Writing, Modern Fiction Studies, Religion and Literature, and the Bloomsbury Philosophy Library's Aesthetics and Politics in the Global South.

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Son muchas las utopías del árbol y poco reconocidas. El árbol no solo nos presta innumerables y necesarios beneficios sino que, además, está presente en todos los procesos vitales esenciales del humano, y cuando lo hemos ignorado y menospreciado nuestra historia es más mediocre y menos feliz.El sueño de los árboles, nuestro sueño de los árboles se llama Dendrotopías. Arraigo transcultural, patria de vida, raíz y sustento en y dentro de la naturaleza. El árbol nos une, más allá de religiones y nacionalidades, y nos da la oportunidad, siempre, de volver a empezar, de creer en el futuro. De estas utopías dendrotópicas vamos a hablar con Ignacio Abella. Como la tradición del árbol de la palabra, o del árbol de junta, del Árbol Matria, del árbol de nacimiento, del árbol tutelar… No permanecer al lado del árbol, física, mental y espiritualmente nos aleja de nuestra propia humanidad. Decía Francis Hallé que ya ni siquiera somos capaces de plantar un árbol y dejar que se haga enorme. Tampoco somos capaces de mantener un bosque.El camino de salida es fácil, recuperar la presencia de nuestros árboles, desde los árboles totémicos presentes en todos los pueblos del mundo, los árboles de las plazas en aldeas y ciudades, los árboles santuario y los árboles que nos hablan del paraíso. Hoy, 5 de abril es el Día Internacional de la Conciencia, según la ONU. La conciencia como fuerza orientadora para lograr la paz mundial, la tolerancia y el respeto mutuo. Subraya el poder de la reflexión ética y la acción compasiva a la hora de abordar los retos mundiales actuales. Y para cumplir esta misión nos enriquecen Ignacio Abella, Raúl Alcanduerca, Irma Pineda, Boniface Ofogó, Manolo Corces, Covadonga Vejo, George Moustaki y Miguel Torga. Rosa Villalba informa y alerta sobre la peligrosidad y rescate de los trabajos de altura de los arbolistas, tristemente, de plena actualidad. En el Club de la Hojarasca: Estela Viana, Andrea Briongos, Alex Gara, Pilar Socorro, José Manuel Sebastián, Álvaro Soto, Charlie Faber e Isabel Ruíz Lara.Decía Rabindranath Tagore, en sus escuelas visionarias: “No llevéis los árboles a la clase. Llevad la clase debajo de los árboles”. HT: #ArbolMatriaRadio3Escuchar audio

Chitra inleder ett samtal med Madana, kärlekens gud, och Vasanta, vårens och den eviga ungdomens gud. De undrar vad som bekymrar henne? Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radios app. Chitra är dotter till Manipurs kung, Chitrāngadā och uppfostrades som pojke eftersom fadern inte hade någon manlig arvinge. Hon klär sig i mansdräkt och är en mästerlig bågskytt. Men så träffar hon den vackre Arjuna och blir förälskad...Chitra av Rabindranath TagoreÖversättning: Kristian Immanuel AnderbergI rollerna: Chitra – Gertrud Fridh, Madana – Åke Claesson, Vasanta – Carl Billquist, Arjuna – Ulf PalmeKompositör: Wilhelm StenhammarDirigent: Håkan von EichwaldRegi: Per Verner-Carlsson1913 blev Rabindranath Tagore den förste icke-europé att ta emot Nobelpriset i litteratur. Han var under sitt liv verksam som poet, författare, filosof, kompositör (bland annat av både Indiens och Bangladeshs nationalsånger) och konstnär.En inspelning från 1961.

Dans son nouveau roman, l'auteur et cinéaste franco-afghan, Atiq Rahimi, raconte l'histoire d'un cinéaste afghan à Kolkata, en Inde, sur le point de se suicider, dévoré par une lassitude existentielle, notamment après un projet de film avorté. Au moment de passer à l'acte, il distingue au loin sur un bateau, une silhouette. Il reconnaît Kabuliwalla lui-même, le personnage qu'il devait filmer, et qu'il n'a pas su incarner. C'est l'histoire d'un homme aujourd'hui qui raconte celle d'un écrivain du passé et de son personnage de la projection de l'un dans l'autre, d'un dédoublement. Une mise en abyme « Kabuliwalla » c'était le terme qu'on donnait aux Afghans qui venaient en Inde pour travailler, à l'époque des Indes britanniques.  Dans « Kabuliwalla, c'est moi », Atiq Rahimi effectue une mise en abyme. Porté par une nouvelle de Rabindranath Tagore, l'écrivain franco-afghan met en scène le destin entrelacé d'un cinéaste et de son protagoniste et réfugiés à Kolkata pour raconter l'exil.  Un roman inspiré par une nouvelle de Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) est un poète, écrivain, philosophe et musicien indien. Il est la première grande figure littéraire asiatique à recevoir le prix Nobel de littérature, en 1913. Né à Calcutta dans une famille bengalie cultivée et engagée, il écrit très tôt poésie, théâtre, nouvelles et essais. Il fait partie des auteurs indiens les plus importants.  Kabuliwalla  - « l'homme de Kaboul »- est le nom d'un personnage tiré d'une nouvelle, Kabuliwallah publiée en 1892 et dans laquelle, Rahmat, un vendeur de fruits secs afghan exilé en Inde rencontre une jeune fille. "L'exilé est toujours dans un sentiment de culpabilité permanente." Atiq Rahimi développe un jeu de miroirs entre lui, l'auteur exilé afghan venu en France, et le vendeur de fruits secs, exilé en Inde.  Invité: Atiq Rahimi, né en 1962 à Kaboul, en Afghanistan est un écrivain, cinéaste et scénariste franco-afghan. Après avoir fui son pays en guerre, il trouve d'abord refuge au Pakistan avant de venir en France dans en 1984. Il étudie l'audiovisuel et commence une carrière de réalisateur de documentaires et de films de fiction. Il se fait d'abord connaître par ses romans écrits en persan, dont Terre et cendres, qui sera adapté au cinéma et présenté au Festival de Cannes. Naturalisé français, il poursuit une œuvre à la croisée de plusieurs langues et cultures, où se mêlent récit intime, histoire politique et mémoire de l'exil.  En 2008, Atiq Rahimi reçoit le prix Goncourt pour Syngué sabour. Pierre de patience, son premier roman écrit directement en français.   Programmation musicale :  L'artiste Camille avec le titre « La terre ». 

Dans son nouveau roman, l'auteur et cinéaste franco-afghan, Atiq Rahimi, raconte l'histoire d'un cinéaste afghan à Kolkata, en Inde, sur le point de se suicider, dévoré par une lassitude existentielle, notamment après un projet de film avorté. Au moment de passer à l'acte, il distingue au loin sur un bateau, une silhouette. Il reconnaît Kabuliwalla lui-même, le personnage qu'il devait filmer, et qu'il n'a pas su incarner. C'est l'histoire d'un homme aujourd'hui qui raconte celle d'un écrivain du passé et de son personnage de la projection de l'un dans l'autre, d'un dédoublement. Une mise en abyme « Kabuliwalla » c'était le terme qu'on donnait aux Afghans qui venaient en Inde pour travailler, à l'époque des Indes britanniques.  Dans « Kabuliwalla, c'est moi », Atiq Rahimi effectue une mise en abyme. Porté par une nouvelle de Rabindranath Tagore, l'écrivain franco-afghan met en scène le destin entrelacé d'un cinéaste et de son protagoniste et réfugiés à Kolkata pour raconter l'exil.  Un roman inspiré par une nouvelle de Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) est un poète, écrivain, philosophe et musicien indien. Il est la première grande figure littéraire asiatique à recevoir le prix Nobel de littérature, en 1913. Né à Calcutta dans une famille bengalie cultivée et engagée, il écrit très tôt poésie, théâtre, nouvelles et essais. Il fait partie des auteurs indiens les plus importants.  Kabuliwalla  - « l'homme de Kaboul »- est le nom d'un personnage tiré d'une nouvelle, Kabuliwallah publiée en 1892 et dans laquelle, Rahmat, un vendeur de fruits secs afghan exilé en Inde rencontre une jeune fille. "L'exilé est toujours dans un sentiment de culpabilité permanente." Atiq Rahimi développe un jeu de miroirs entre lui, l'auteur exilé afghan venu en France, et le vendeur de fruits secs, exilé en Inde.  Invité: Atiq Rahimi, né en 1962 à Kaboul, en Afghanistan est un écrivain, cinéaste et scénariste franco-afghan. Après avoir fui son pays en guerre, il trouve d'abord refuge au Pakistan avant de venir en France dans en 1984. Il étudie l'audiovisuel et commence une carrière de réalisateur de documentaires et de films de fiction. Il se fait d'abord connaître par ses romans écrits en persan, dont Terre et cendres, qui sera adapté au cinéma et présenté au Festival de Cannes. Naturalisé français, il poursuit une œuvre à la croisée de plusieurs langues et cultures, où se mêlent récit intime, histoire politique et mémoire de l'exil.  En 2008, Atiq Rahimi reçoit le prix Goncourt pour Syngué sabour. Pierre de patience, son premier roman écrit directement en français.   Programmation musicale :  L'artiste Camille avec le titre « La terre ». 

Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899–1976), known as the Rebel Poet, was one of the most influential literary voices of Bengal. His revolutionary poetry challenged British colonial rule and inspired the freedom movement. The Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore supported Nazrul during his imprisonment and dedicated his play Basanta to him. Nazrul's message of justice and harmony echoed the spirit of India's struggle for independence, led by Mahatma Gandhi.#KaziNazrulIslam #RabindranathTagore #MahatmaGandhi #IndianHistory #RebelPoet #FreedomMovement #WorldPoetryDay #IndianCulture

Chains and Strength: Women in Bengali LiteratureIn this podcast episode, Zakia Afrin and Nandini Ray of Maitri come together for a heartfelt conversation on the portrayal of women in Bengali literature. Drawing from their favorite short stories, novels, and poems from both Bangladesh and India, they explore how women characters have endured inequality and oppression while also embodying courage, resilience, and resistance to patriarchy.These unforgettable characters in Bengali literature has long mirrored women's struggles and celebrated their strength. Tune in, reflect with us, and join the conversation.What stories moved you? Which women characters have stayed with you?We'd love to hear from you, email us at maitri@maitri.org. এই পডকাস্ট পর্বে মৈত্রীর জাকিয়া আফরিন ও নন্দিনী রায় এক আন্তরিক আলাপচারিতায় একত্রিত হয়েছেন বাংলা সাহিত্যে নারীর উপস্থাপনাকে ঘিরে। বাংলাদেশ ও ভারতের ছোটগল্প, উপন্যাস ও কবিতা থেকে উদাহরণ টেনে তারা আলোচনা করেছেন—কীভাবে নারী চরিত্ররা বৈষম্য ও নিপীড়নের মুখোমুখি হয়েছে, আবার একই সঙ্গে সাহস, সহনশীলতা ও পিতৃতন্ত্রের বিরুদ্ধে প্রতিবাদের প্রতীক হয়ে উঠেছে।বাংলা সাহিত্যের এই অবিস্মরণীয় নারী চরিত্রগুলো দীর্ঘদিন ধরে নারীদের সংগ্রামের প্রতিচ্ছবি হয়ে আছে এবং তাদের শক্তিকে উদযাপন করেছে।আমাদের সঙ্গে শুনুন, ভাবুন, আর আলোচনায় যোগ দিন। কোন গল্পগুলো আপনাকে স্পর্শ করেছে? কোন নারী চরিত্রগুলো আপনার মনে স্থায়ী হয়ে আছে?আপনাদের মতামত জানাতে ইমেইল করুন: maitri@maitri.org।In conversation between:*Zakia Afrin, Director, Survivor Advocacy at Maitri is also Founder of Auditiya, a social and cultural platform promoting feminism, human rights and social Justice issues in Bangladesh and the diaspora. www.auditiya.com *Nandini Ray, Sr. Manager, Outreach, Prevention & Policy Advocacy and the host of the Maitri Podcast, Between Friends, Conversation with Maitri (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAXam2z_Ro4JhXZqOQH7OyIjKDD1szHOb)Books we discussed: Streer Patra (The Wife's Letter) is a short story written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1914.Noshtoneer or Nashtanir, (The Broken Nest) is a 1901 Bengali novella written by Rabindranath Tagore.Ghôre Baire  (At home and outside) is a 1916 novel by by Rabindranath Tagore Dahan, a novel by Suchitra Bhattacharya, published in 1996Draupadi, a short story by Mahasweta Devi was published in 1978 You can find All Tagore books here: https://archive.org/search?query=Tagore সুলতানার স্বপ্ন / Sultana's Dream  (Performance by Auditiya at the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco)লাল সালু /Lal Shaluআমি বীরাঙ্গনা বলছি/ Ami Birangona Bolchi (Auditiya Interview on the English Translation, War Heroines Speak)আমি দ্রৌপদী/ Ami Droupodi

This episode covers the last part of chapter 29 from: “Rabindranath invited me to stay overnight in the guest house...” to the end of the chapter. Summary: Today we focus on Rabindranath Tagore's educational philosophy and cultural impact, including his approach to teaching and the universal themes in his poetry. We also explored Tagore's influence on education through his university and his use of literature to inspire students from diverse backgrounds. We concluded with reflections on Tagore's legacy and his contributions to India's cultural standing, including his educational methods and philosophical ideas. 0:00 Previous episode; 2:00 Singing together; 9:40 Poetry; 17:00 Gitanjali 35 Poem; 29:00 Reflections on the chapter Links discussed in the chapter:  https://youtu.be/rSk5rmTLgyg?si=ppjPZ5BPaLUm03jg Swachh Bharat Abhiyan- Swachh Bharat ka Irada Kar Liya Hum Ne – https://youtu.be/phIuP8XU9KQ?si=dQcPQlHbcupy-VJw Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the start of chapter 30 to: “...but what gravitation and electricity are, no mortal knoweth.” #autobiographyofayogi  #autobiographylinebyline  #paramahansayogananda Autobiography of a Yogi awake.minute Self-Realization Fellowship Yogoda Satsanga Society of India #SRF #YSS 

This episode covers the next part of chapter 29 from: “About two years after founding the Ranchi school...” to  “...Dwijendra, was a deep-seeing philosopher, beloved even by birds and woodland creatures”. Summary: As Paramahansa Yogananda and Rabindranath Tagore share some divine fellowship and compare teaching techniques, guruji takes a moment to appreciate the flesh and blood form of the divine artist of India. We also take a deeper look into the family history of this most significant lineage.  0:00 Previous episode; 2:45 Tagore the man; 9:31 Golden silence; 29:51 Ideal settings 40:19 The Tagore legends; 53:01 Emerson footnote  Links discussed in the chapter:  https://yogananda.org/blog/paramahansa-yogananda-on-using-the-power-of-initiative-to-achieve-your-goals https://yogananda.org/teachings-library/the-power-of-silence-creating-quiet-time-in-our-lives-2023-srf-world-convocation https://yssofindia.org/teachings-library/change-your-life-with-the-practice-of-silence-by-swami-jayananda-giri https://yogananda.org/summer-program-for-children-and-teens Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the last part of chapter 29 from: “Rabindranath invited me to stay overnight in the guest house...” to the end of the chapter. #autobiographyofayogi  #autobiographylinebyline  #paramahansayogananda Autobiography of a Yogi awake.minute Self-Realization Fellowship Yogoda Satsanga Society of India #SRF #YSS 

This episode covers the start of chapter 29 to: “...Tagore's version of an old Bengali song, “Light the Lamp of Thy Love.” Summary: As Paramahansa Yogananda speaks so fondly of Rabindranath Tagore's achievements and influence both in and beyond India, we explore Tagore's educational legacy through Shantiniketan and Viswa Bharati University, discussing his approach to teaching and integration of music, literature, and self-realization. We also reflect on Tagore's treatments of critics, his cultural impact, and snippets of his wonderful Nobel prize acceptance speech. 8:40 Singing as natural expression; 20:50 Tagore's critics; 32:58 Unhypnotized by flattery; 35:50 Light the lamp of thy love; 42:00 Looking Ahead. Links discussed in the chapter:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visva-Bharati_University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jana_Gana_Mana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xwWRPXfJk0 crpf.gov.in/writereaddata/images/pdf/Gitanjali.pdf https://ia601502.us.archive.org/0/items/in.ernet.dli.2015.52214/2015.52214.Rabindra-Nath-Tagore-Letters-To-A-Friend_text.pdf https://poets.org/poem/gitanjali-27 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQUEZjVkKTw  Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the next part of chapter 29 from: “About two years after founding the Ranchi school...” to  “...Dwijendra, was a deep-seeing philosopher, beloved even by birds and woodland creatures”. #autobiographyofayogi  #autobiographylinebyline  #paramahansayogananda Autobiography of a Yogi awake.minute Self-Realization Fellowship Yogoda Satsanga Society of India #SRF #YSS

Charlotte overcomes her resistance to novels about sexual abuse in order to read Kate Elizabeth Russell's excellent My Dark Vanessa, after which Jo introduces listeners to the freewheeling criminality of Diane DiMassa's Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian. The ferociously intelligent Torrey Peters then joins for a conversation about plant consciousness and our relationship with the organic world. Other titles mentioned in this episode: Jamie Hood's Trauma Plot, The Incest Diary by Anonymous, Is a River Alive? by Robert MacFarlane, Melanie Challenger's How To Be Animal, Sunaura Taylor's Beasts of Burden, and Merlin Sheldrake's Entangled Life.The Rabindranath Tagore quote that Charlotte gets wrong at the end (I'm sorry! —CS) is:I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.Torrey Peters is the author of the novel Detransition, Baby, which won the 2021 PEN/Hemingway award for debut fiction and was named a Best Book of the Century by the New York Times. Her second book, Stag Dance, was a national bestseller. Please consider supporting our work on Patreon, where you can access additional materials and send us your guest and book coverage requests! Questions and comments can be directed to readingwriterspod at gmail dot com. Outro music by Marty Sulkow and Joe Valle.Charlotte Shane's most recent book is An Honest Woman. Her essay newsletter, Meant For You, can be subscribed to or read online for free, and her social media handle is @charoshane.  Jo Livingstone is a writer who teaches at Pratt Institute. Our Sponsors:* Check out Avocado Green Mattress: https://avocadogreenmattress.com* Check out BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/THENATIONAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Charlotte overcomes her resistance to novels about sexual abuse in order to read Kate Elizabeth Russell's excellent My Dark Vanessa, after which Jo introduces listeners to the freewheeling criminality of Diane DiMassa's Hothead Paisan: Homicidal Lesbian. The ferociously intelligent Torrey Peters then joins for a conversation about plant consciousness and our relationship with the organic world. Other titles mentioned in this episode: Jamie Hood's Trauma Plot, The Incest Diary by Anonymous, Is a River Alive? by Robert MacFarlane, Melanie Challenger's How To Be Animal, Sunaura Taylor's Beasts of Burden, and Merlin Sheldrake's Entangled Life.The Rabindranath Tagore quote that Charlotte gets wrong at the end (I'm sorry! —CS) is:I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.Torrey Peters is the author of the novel Detransition, Baby, which won the 2021 PEN/Hemingway award for debut fiction and was named a Best Book of the Century by the New York Times. Her second book, Stag Dance, was a national bestseller. Please consider supporting our work on Patreon, where you can access additional materials and send us your guest and book coverage requests! Questions and comments can be directed to readingwriterspod at gmail dot com. Outro music by Marty Sulkow and Joe Valle.Charlotte Shane's most recent book is An Honest Woman. Her essay newsletter, Meant For You, can be subscribed to or read online for free, and her social media handle is @charoshane. Jo Livingstone is a writer who teaches at Pratt Institute. To support the show, navigate to https://www.patreon.com/ReadingWriters Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

First, we talk about Maharashtra, where The Indian Express' Alok Deshpande discusses the controversy over a 40 acre land parcel has triggered political tremors that have reached the doorstep of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.Next, The Indian Express' Kanchan Vasdev talks about why a government bungalow in Chandigarh has become the latest flashpoint between the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party. (13:30)In the end, we also discuss the political row brewing in West Bengal, where the BJP and Trinamool Congress are clashing over the legacies of Rabindranath Tagore and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay. (22:40)Hosted by Ichha SharmaWritten and produced by Shashank Bhargava and Ichha SharmaEdited and mixed by Suresh Pawar

Den sjuke gossen Amal står på sin adoptivfar Madhavs innergård. Lille Amal pratar med alla som går förbi och fantiserar om att få ge sig ut i världen. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. Doktorn säger att han inte får gå ut i byn. Men det nya postkontoret i närheten får Amal att drömma om att få ett brev från kungen eller att till och med få vara hans brevbärare!1913 blev Rabindranath Tagore den förste icke-europé att ta emot Nobelpriset i litteratur. Han var under sitt liv verksam som poet, författare, filosof, kompositör (bland annat av både Indiens och Bangladeshs nationalsånger) och konstnär.Postkontoret av Rabindranath TagoreÖversättning: Harald HeymanBerättare: Linnéa HillbergI rollerna: Amal – Gun Arvidsson, Madhav – Arne Nyberg, Bydoktorn – Bertil Anderberg, Gamlefar – Kolbjörn Knudsen, Mjölkmannen – Tore Lindwall, Bypolisen – Björn Berglund, Byförmannen – Åke Lindström, Sudha – Pia Baeckström, Kungens härold – Måns Westfelt, Riksdoktorn – Olle FlorinRegi: Johan FalckFrån SR Göteborg 1959.

In 1831, the India Gazette wrote about a group of radical young thinkers that it credited for an upheaval in social and religious politics in Calcutta. These were the Young Bengal, the proteges of Henry Derozio of Hindu College. These thinkers, according to Rosinka Chaudhuri, were India's first radicals, trying to reshape Indian politics as it came under the sway of the East India Company and the British Empire. Rosinka joins the show to talk about her book India's First Radicals: Young Bengal and the British Empire (India Viking, 2025) and the British Empire, and where this group sits in the long history of Indian nationalist, anti-colonial and anti-imperial thought. Rosinka Chaudhuri is director and professor of cultural studies at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta. Her books include Gentlemen Poets in Colonial Bengal: Emergent Nationalism and the Orientalist Project (2002), Freedom and Beef Steaks: Colonial Calcutta Culture (2011) and The Literary Thing: History, Poetry and the Making of a Modern Cultural Sphere (2013). She has edited many books, among which are Derozio, Poet of India: The Definitive Edition (2008), A History of Indian Poetry in English (2016), and most recently, George Orwell's Burmese Days for Oxford World's Classics (2021). Many of her journal articles, reviews and book chapters have been published worldwide, while her translation of Rabindranath Tagore's letters, titled Letters from a Young Poet (1887–1895), was published as a Penguin Modern Classic in 2014. London-based business and culture journalist Prarthana Prakash joins me on the show today as a guest host. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of India's First Radicals. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In 1831, the India Gazette wrote about a group of radical young thinkers that it credited for an upheaval in social and religious politics in Calcutta. These were the Young Bengal, the proteges of Henry Derozio of Hindu College. These thinkers, according to Rosinka Chaudhuri, were India's first radicals, trying to reshape Indian politics as it came under the sway of the East India Company and the British Empire. Rosinka joins the show to talk about her book India's First Radicals: Young Bengal and the British Empire (India Viking, 2025) and the British Empire, and where this group sits in the long history of Indian nationalist, anti-colonial and anti-imperial thought. Rosinka Chaudhuri is director and professor of cultural studies at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta. Her books include Gentlemen Poets in Colonial Bengal: Emergent Nationalism and the Orientalist Project (2002), Freedom and Beef Steaks: Colonial Calcutta Culture (2011) and The Literary Thing: History, Poetry and the Making of a Modern Cultural Sphere (2013). She has edited many books, among which are Derozio, Poet of India: The Definitive Edition (2008), A History of Indian Poetry in English (2016), and most recently, George Orwell's Burmese Days for Oxford World's Classics (2021). Many of her journal articles, reviews and book chapters have been published worldwide, while her translation of Rabindranath Tagore's letters, titled Letters from a Young Poet (1887–1895), was published as a Penguin Modern Classic in 2014. London-based business and culture journalist Prarthana Prakash joins me on the show today as a guest host. You can find more reviews, excerpts, interviews, and essays at The Asian Review of Books, including its review of India's First Radicals. Follow on Twitter at @BookReviewsAsia. Nicholas Gordon is an editor for a global magazine, and a reviewer for the Asian Review of Books. He can be found on Twitter at @nickrigordon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/asian-review

Rabindranath Tagore wrote that “Love is the only reality… the ultimate truth at the heart of creation.” In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore why the opposite of love isn't hate but illusion, and how failing to see others as sparks of the divine disconnects us from reality itself. From Krishna's cosmic picnic mandala to Lord Jagannāth's worldwide Ratha Yatra, and even a few Roomba and Nutella detours, discover how Bhakti yoga reveals love as the center of all existence.

Rabindranath Tagore wrote that “Love is the only reality… the ultimate truth at the heart of creation.” In this episode, Raghunath and Kaustubha explore why the opposite of love isn't hate but illusion, and how failing to see others as sparks of the divine disconnects us from reality itself. From Krishna's cosmic picnic mandala to Lord Jagannāth's worldwide Ratha Yatra, and even a few Roomba and Nutella detours, discover how Bhakti yoga reveals love as the center of all existence.

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In The Hindu Self and its Muslim Neighbors, the author sketches the contours of relations between Hindus and Muslims in Bengal. The central argument is that various patterns of amicability and antipathy have been generated towards Muslims over the last six hundred years and these patterns emerge at dynamic intersections between Hindu self-understandings and social shifts on contested landscapes. The core of the book is a set of translations of the Bengali writings of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976), and Annada Shankar Ray (1904-2002). Their lives were deeply interwoven with some Hindu-Muslim synthetic ideas and subjectivities, and these involvements are articulated throughout their writings which provide multiple vignettes of contemporary modes of amity and antagonism. Barua argues that the characterization of relations between Hindus and Muslims either in terms of an implacable hostility or of an unfragmented peace is historically inaccurate, for these relations were modulated by a shifting array of socio-economic and socio-political parameters. It is within these contexts that Rabindranath, Nazrul, and Annada Shankar are developing their thoughts on Hindus and Muslims through the prisms of religious humanism and universalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

In The Hindu Self and its Muslim Neighbors, the author sketches the contours of relations between Hindus and Muslims in Bengal. The central argument is that various patterns of amicability and antipathy have been generated towards Muslims over the last six hundred years and these patterns emerge at dynamic intersections between Hindu self-understandings and social shifts on contested landscapes. The core of the book is a set of translations of the Bengali writings of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976), and Annada Shankar Ray (1904-2002). Their lives were deeply interwoven with some Hindu-Muslim synthetic ideas and subjectivities, and these involvements are articulated throughout their writings which provide multiple vignettes of contemporary modes of amity and antagonism. Barua argues that the characterization of relations between Hindus and Muslims either in terms of an implacable hostility or of an unfragmented peace is historically inaccurate, for these relations were modulated by a shifting array of socio-economic and socio-political parameters. It is within these contexts that Rabindranath, Nazrul, and Annada Shankar are developing their thoughts on Hindus and Muslims through the prisms of religious humanism and universalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/islamic-studies

In The Hindu Self and its Muslim Neighbors, the author sketches the contours of relations between Hindus and Muslims in Bengal. The central argument is that various patterns of amicability and antipathy have been generated towards Muslims over the last six hundred years and these patterns emerge at dynamic intersections between Hindu self-understandings and social shifts on contested landscapes. The core of the book is a set of translations of the Bengali writings of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976), and Annada Shankar Ray (1904-2002). Their lives were deeply interwoven with some Hindu-Muslim synthetic ideas and subjectivities, and these involvements are articulated throughout their writings which provide multiple vignettes of contemporary modes of amity and antagonism. Barua argues that the characterization of relations between Hindus and Muslims either in terms of an implacable hostility or of an unfragmented peace is historically inaccurate, for these relations were modulated by a shifting array of socio-economic and socio-political parameters. It is within these contexts that Rabindranath, Nazrul, and Annada Shankar are developing their thoughts on Hindus and Muslims through the prisms of religious humanism and universalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/south-asian-studies

In The Hindu Self and its Muslim Neighbors, the author sketches the contours of relations between Hindus and Muslims in Bengal. The central argument is that various patterns of amicability and antipathy have been generated towards Muslims over the last six hundred years and these patterns emerge at dynamic intersections between Hindu self-understandings and social shifts on contested landscapes. The core of the book is a set of translations of the Bengali writings of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976), and Annada Shankar Ray (1904-2002). Their lives were deeply interwoven with some Hindu-Muslim synthetic ideas and subjectivities, and these involvements are articulated throughout their writings which provide multiple vignettes of contemporary modes of amity and antagonism. Barua argues that the characterization of relations between Hindus and Muslims either in terms of an implacable hostility or of an unfragmented peace is historically inaccurate, for these relations were modulated by a shifting array of socio-economic and socio-political parameters. It is within these contexts that Rabindranath, Nazrul, and Annada Shankar are developing their thoughts on Hindus and Muslims through the prisms of religious humanism and universalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/indian-religions

35. Indian & Pakistani authors & poets talk to co-hosts Paul Waters & Jonathan Kennedy on the We'd Like A Word books & authors podcast at the Khushwant Singh Literary Festival London 2025 (which Paul also co-organises). We hear from Devike Rege on Indian politics, whether "home is a place where you can be comfortably racist" & her book Quarterlife; from Shueyb Gandapur on his book Coming Back - The Odyssey of a Pakistani Through India, on the unusual challenges of getting his book published in India, and on his Pakistani home Dera Ismail Khan & how Hindus and Sikhs who fled during partition preserve memories of the city in India, & on and the unusual challenges of getting his book published in India; from KSLF organiser Niloufer Bilimoria; from Saba Karim Khan on the Pakistan #itscomplicated essay collection she edited & contributed to, & how to get behind the cliches of potraying Pakistan; from Muhammed Ali Bandial on his contribution to Pakistan #itscomplicated & his complex relationship with his homeland; from Prabhu Guptara of Pippa Rann publishing, Global Resilience publishing & Salt Desert Media; from poet Tanya Rai who is @diversityofme on Instagram; & from poet Devi Chatterjee who has also helped develop the Poetry Archive's new online collection of south Asian poets reading their own work.And we also hear about the recent India-Pakistan conflict and ceasefire, Saraiki language & Pashtun culture, Lahore authors Awais Khan & Faiqa Mansab, Pakistani Olympic gold medallist javelin thrower, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Ji, the Marati language, poets Sudeep Sen and R Parthasarathy, the Rann of Kutch salt desert & the Great Indian Salt Hedge, Stephen Huyler's book Transformed by India - A Life, & poets Rabindranath Tagore, Bhanu Kapil & Sampurna Chatterji.WHO IS JONATHAN KENNEDY? Jonathan was Director of Arts in India for 5 years for the British Council. He's been everywhere in India and knows everyone there involved in culture. He was also for 12 years the Executive Director of Tara Arts, looking at the world through a South Asian lens. Jonathan is doing some India & South Asian episodes of We'd Like A Word with us every now & then. We'd Like A Word is a podcast & radio show from authors Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan. (And sometimes Jonathan Kennedy.) We talk with writers, readers, editors, agents, celebrities, talkers, poets, publishers, booksellers, & audiobook creators about books - fiction & non-fiction. We go out on various radio & podcast platforms. Our website is http://www.wedlikeaword.com for information on Paul, Steve & our guests. We're on Twitter @wedlikeaword & Facebook @wedlikeaword & our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com Yes, we're embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear from you - questions, thoughts, ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word to chat, review or read out passages from books.Paul is the author of a new Irish-Indian cosy crime series set in contemporary Delhi. The first in the series is Murder in Moonlit Square, which published by No Exit Press / Bedford Square Publishers in October 2025 - but you can pre-order it now. (Ah go on.) It'll also be published in India in paperback in October 2025 by Penguin India. Paul previously wrote the 1950s Irish border thriller Blackwatertown.We can also recommend Cockerings, the comic classic by Stevyn Colgan, and his hugely popular YouTube channel @Colganology

Gurudev and Bapu explores the extraordinary exchange of letters and ideas between Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore, set against the backdrop of the Indian freedom struggle. Over 25 years, their correspondence reveals sharp differences on key issues—nationalism, civil disobedience, education—but also unwavering respect and affection between the two. Their dialogue reflects a time in India's history marked by thoughtful disagreement and political maturity—offering insights into how principled dissent and mutual regard can coexist. Bangalore Little Theatre was honoured to present early performances of the play at places closely associated with Gandhi and Tagore—Sabarmati Ashram, Santiniketan (Visva Bharati), and Thakurbari-Jorasanko (Rabindra Bharati). It has also been staged for the President of India. Adapted from the internationally acclaimed production with over 130 performances in India and abroad, this staging promises a compelling reflection on two great minds and the values that shaped a nation. This performance is a tribute to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore's enduring legacy, presented around the time of his birth anniversary. Supported by: JSW In this episode of BIC Talks, Vijay Padaki does a dramatised presentation of the Tagore-Gandhi Exchanges. This is an excerpt from a performance that took place in the BIC premises in May 2025. Subscribe to the BIC Talks Podcast on your favorite podcast app! BIC Talks is available everywhere, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Castbox, Overcast, Audible, and Amazon Music.

In this episode, we gather to reflect on a beautiful and profound quote that would resonate with the very core of your being, and also help you to dive deep into the essence of love, truth, and personal empowerment.The quote is attributed to Rabindranath Tagore, the first non-European to win the Nobel Peace Prize in Literature.Now, Let's open our hearts and minds to these words: “Beloved, today we speak right to the energy of Love, because the hour is ripe, and the invitation is clear.Love is not an emotion. It is not a sentiment. It is not a fragile flower to be protected from the winds of life.Love is the raw, roaring truth of your being. It is the original frequency of your soul before time carved your name into form.To choose love is to choose reality. Not the illusion of safety, not the performance of light, but the presence of wholeness that says, I am here. Fully. Now.You do not choose love because it is easy. You choose love because it is you. The world may rage. The collective may swirl in fear, confusion, and noise. But the Master does not answer chaos with more chaos.The Master remembers. You radiate clarity. You live in peace.Every time you choose love, you collapse timelines of pain. You rewrite the laws of cause and effect. You pull back every projection and stand in the mirror of your own divinity. And in that still, unwavering gaze, you remember the most sacred truth of all: Love was never out there. It was always the fire within, waiting for your permission to rise.”What a powerful message! Three key lessons that arise from this quote: Lesson 1: Love is an inner truth, not an external emotion. Lesson 2: Choosing love is a radical act of courage. Lesson 3: Love rewrites reality. Every time you choose love, you collapse timelines of pain and rewrite the laws of cause and effect. This teaches you that your choices have profound impacts, shaping your life and the collective consciousness. By radiating love, you bring clarity and peace to yourself and the world around you.Let's carry this energy of love into our lives and share that radiance with the world. Remember to stay rooted in love and truth.Please subscribe, share with friends and family. We appreciate your notes and comments. Gratitude & Blessings! ♥️Dr. Mensimah Shabazz For One on One Consultations: Schedule a free 30-minute consultation: https://www.mensimah.com/harmony-consult or send Email to: agapect@mensimah.comSubscribe/support our channels:Join our Reflective/Inner Work Platform at: https://www.patreon.com/mensimahshabazzphdContact Links:Website: https://mensimah.comInstagram: @mensimahshabazzphdYouTube: @mensimahsroundtableShop: https://shop.mensimah.comDonations: https://mensimahs-round-table.captivate.fm/supporthttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/MRTPodcast

Amanda Holmes reads verse 31 from Rabindranath Tagore's Gitanjali. Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you'll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman. This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features the song “Canvasback” by Chad Crouch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In today's episode of Chittukuruvi Podcast, Deepika Arun narrates the story about a parrot. A fun yet powerful tale about a parrot which loses it's freedom in the name of learning. What happens when books are forced and questions are not allowed?This clever story makes us think about what real learning means.After the tale, we get to know more about Tagore — a great poet and storyteller.A simple but strong episode that makes young minds curious.Write your feedback to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.kadhaiosai.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or WhatsApp to 9176583618#DeepikaArun #Storiesforkids #Chittukuruvi #tamilaudiobooks #storiesintamil #tamilstoriesforkids #forkidsandchildren #tamil #forkids #azhavalliyappa #tagoresongs #tagore #rabindranathtagore

In this final conversation with Celtic thinker and author John Philip Newell about his book ‘The Great Search,' we explore themes of returning to the wisdom of childhood and learning to encounter the light of the world in the midst of darkness. What emerges is a map for navigating the challenging landscape of our contemporary culture, with its emphasis on external power over inner wisdom. As we reflect on the wisdom of three twentieth century luminaries, an invitation for transcending the darkness emerges. Come for his brogue, stay for his mind and heart: this final conversation with John Phillip Newell will leave you re-discovering wisdom, hope, and courage.  

​Daily QuoteI cannot choose the best. The best chooses me. (Rabindranath Tagore)Poem of the DayThe Road Not Takenby Robert FrostBeauty of WordsNorwegian WoodHaruki Murakami

Guest Manish Jain - a radical "unlearner" and rethinker of education - is deeply committed to regenerating our diverse local knowledge systems, cultural imaginations and inter-cultural dialogue. Inspired by MK Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Sri Aurobindo, Ivan Illich, his village grandmother, Indigenous communities and Jain spiritual philosophy, Manish is one of the leading planetary voices for de-schooling our lives. He has helped thousands of young people escape from factory schooling and recover their dignity, self-worth and "alivelihoods." Manish, a Harvard alumnus and former investment banker with Morgan Stanley, has also worked for UNESCO and UNICEF among other, came to question the dominant economic model, and not least, the Western-style education model that is perpetuating destructive growth and development, and fomenting a 'West is Best' mindset. He is the co-founder of Shikshantar: The Peoples' Institute for Rethinking Education and Development, Swaraj University, India's first self-designed people's university where each learner (ages 17-28) can join and work on their unique path, and the Ecoversities Alliance, a global network of alternative universities.Guest Felipe Viveros is an independent researcher, strategist and consultant specializing in campaigning, program design and fundraising. He has worked with governments and organizations globally pioneering the prototyping and implementation of a new development paradigm, and has served as the European representative of the GNH Centre Bhutan, the board Chair of /TR and at the Sacred Head Waters Initiative. Felipe also is co-writer of "In the Anthropocene" (a favorite FVR song over the years) performed by Nick Mulvey.Production Credits:Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), Host and Executive ProducerLiz Hill (Red Lake Ojibwe), ProducerOrlando DuPont, Radio Kingston Studio EngineerMusic Selections:1. Song Title: Tahi Roots Mix (First Voices Radio Theme Song)Artist: Moana and the Moa HuntersAlbum: Tahi (1993)Label: Southside Records (Australia and New Zealand)2. Song Title: In the AnthropoceneArtist: Nick MulveyAlbum: N/A - released as a single in October 2019Label: N/A; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYnaQIvBRAEAbout First Voices Radio:"First Voices Radio," now in its 32nd year on the air, is an internationally syndicated one-hour radio program originating from and heard weekly on Radio Kingston WKNY 1490 AM and 107.9 FM in Kingston, New York. Hosted by Tiokasin Ghosthorse (Lakota), who is the show's Founder and Executive Producer, "First Voices Radio" explores global topics and issues of critical importance to the preservation and protection of Mother Earth presented in the voices and from the perspective of the original peoples of the world.Akantu Intelligence:Visit Akantu Intelligence, an institute that Tiokasin founded with a mission of contextualizing original wisdom for troubled times. Go to https://akantuintelligence.org to find out more and consider joining his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/Ghosthorse