The Crescent Moon
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Known for his deep reverence for nature and profound love for the simplicity of the love, Tagore as a poet has been loved and cherished for his great work in poetry and literature. This compilation of short poems, The Crescent Moon is treasure trove of heart-warming poems that are definitely to read and relished. Reading through the lines that straight come from Tagore's heart is like putting on the lens that he uses to see the world. How else is one suppose to observe such simplicity that moves one's heart? It is the simplicity of the poet's nature and his deep gratitude towards such simple things that make him serenade them with such a delightful choice of words.
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) was a Nobel Laureate in literature. (1913). He wrote successfully in all literary genres, but was, first and foremost, a poet, publishing more than fifty volumes of poetry. He wrote novels, plays, musical dramas, dance dramas, essays, travel
diaries and two autobiographies. He also left numerous drawings and paintings, and songs for which he wrote the music himself. He was the composer of the national anthem of independent India and Bangladesh. He was born in Calcutta, travelled around the world, and was knighted
in 1915. He gave up his knighthood after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919.
Among his many works are Manasi (1890), Sonar Tari (1894), Gitanjali (1910), Gitimalya (1914), Balaka (1916), The Gardener (1913), Fruit-Gathering (1916), The Fugitive (1921), Raja (1910), Dakghar (1912), Achalayatan (1912), Muktadhara (1922), Raktakaravi (1926), Gora (1910), Ghare-Baire (1916) and Yogayog (1929).
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