'Summary of the poem'where the mind is without fear' written by rabindranath tagore'?

Answer 1

It has been more than sixty years since we became independent but yet we are enslaved by fear. A fear that refuses to let go, a fear that has become habitual to us and a fear that dominates our minds.

We have the fear of getting lost. So we don't take the risk of venturing out too far. We are afraid of taking the road less travelled. That is why most of the parents want their children to become doctors, engineers or lawyers but not painters, scientists or writers. We sometimes refuse to forsake our comfort zones even though we have an opportunity to make it big. We have the fear of being ridiculed or laughed at. Remember, every new idea is at first ridiculed, then criticised and finally accepted. We never want to try something new. We are free to take risks. What if we fail? What if we don't make it? Professionals had built the Titanic, whereas it was amateurs who built the Noah's ark. Decide for yourself, which fared better.

We Indians are afraid of our own culture and traditions. We would all touch our parents' feet at home, but when abroad, in front of foreigners, we would think twice before doing so. We all want to race towards modernity, but how will a person who has forgotten his own traditions get accustomed to a foreign culture? The Yoga buzz took over the world and that is when we began appreciating the science of it, otherwise it would have been buried just as many other ancient traditions before it. The Gurukul system of education in India was one of the finest and was dedicated to the highest ideal of physical, spiritual and mental development. But today education is our biggest worry, as most of our population remains illiterate.

We are afraid to question things and accept them as it is. Sitting under the tree, if Newton hadn't questioned as to why the apple fell on his head, we would not have been able to invent the plane. In school, where most of us received our education, we learnt to cram things without delving deep into them. All of us were taught in school that it was Nathuram Godse who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi, but how many of us questioned as to why he did it? And how many of our school teachers knew the answer.

A fool wonders, a wise man asks.

Next, we have the fear of taking responsibility. We would rather hide behind other people when the time to accept responsibility comes up. We blame the system, the politicians, the bureaucracy and the corrupt babus. But we overlook the fact as to who made them corrupt. It is we who chose the politicians and it is we who are the system. When returning from office, you blame the infrastructure for the jam-packed roads. Other Articles by Devesh Rajasthan Royals win inaugural IPL Media's love for borewells Was Imran Khan The Biggest Loser in the Pakistan elections? Gujarat: India's industrial hub Heartwarming story of a Caddie-turned-Golfer more >> But as the Lead India campaign says, "You are really never part of a traffic jam, you are the traffic jam."

Lastly, we are ashamed of being called Indians though we all are. When some of us go to chat online as anonymous users, we would choose to say we are from Canada or California but not from Kolkata. We would pass out of IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology) and IIMs (Indian Institutes of Management) and receive huge pay packages abroad. We would know the line-ups of English and Spanish premier league players by heart, but we wouldn't know any Indian Hockey player apart from maybe Dhanraj Pillay.

Fear is a temporary state of the mind and can be overcome by positive thinking. We Indians would have to let go off all these fears and take off. Only those who risk going far can find out how far one can go. Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom. And once that fear is conquered, our mind could be led into ever widening thought and action, into that heaven of freedom.

Answer 2

"Where the Mind is Without Fear" by Rabindranath Tagore reflects the poet's vision of an ideal society free from constraints and narrow-mindedness. It emphasizes the importance of having a fearless and open mind in order to achieve enlightenment and progress. The poem calls for a world where individuals can strive for knowledge and truth without any fear or barriers.

Answer 3

This poem in this selection has been taken from his English ‘Gitanjali’. Tagore had a very deep religious caste of mind and profound Humanism. He was both a patriot and an internationalist. In the poem, ‘Where The Mind Is Without Fear’, Tagore sketches a moving picture of the nation he would like India to be. Where everyone within the fold of the brotherhood is free to hold up one’s head high and one’s voice to be heard without having any tension of fear of oppression or forced compulsion. Where the knowledge is not restricted by narrow ideas and loyalties. The British rule had robbed India of its pride and dignity by reducing it to a subject nation.

The India of Tagore’s dream is a country where her people hold their heads high with their pride in knowledge and strength born of that knowledge. Where all countrymen must come out the aged-old world of people who have lost the vision of one humanity by the narrow loyalties of caste creed and religion. Prejudice and superstitious which narrow the mind and divide people would be a thing of the past. Where the words of truth come out from the depths of the heart and are spoken out courageously in the open for the world to hear. People would work for perfections in the clear light of reason leaving aside all superstitious rituals.

Where everyone is free to toil and work hard for anything they desire either for their own or for the good of the nation. Everyone is encouraged to strive tirelessly till they attain full satisfaction in reaching their goals and perfection. Where blind superstitious habits of thought and action have not put out the light of reason. Where people’s mind should not dwell in the mistakes of the past nor be possessed by it. On the other hand they should be led by the power of reasoning to be focused on the future by applying scientific thought and action. Tagore’s only prayer to the Supreme Ultimate is leading the nation to such an ideal state of heaven. It is only by the universality of outlook and an abiding passion for the realization of great human ideals that India will achieve her true freedom. This way alone she will realize her destiny.

Answer 4

Where one feels fearless and honored, where knowledge is free, where the whole world is united, where one expresses sincere feelings, where one tries so reach perfection continuously, where new ideas are not disturbed by dead tradition and where the mind is directed to generous thought and action, let my country awake in such heaven of freedom. In the world our mind should be fearless and we should be respected.

Knowledge should be free there. The world should not be divided into smaller parts by the narrow conception of nationalism. The reality should be sincerely represented. We should aim to reach perfection. Our mind should be led towards selfless thought and action. In such an ideal place our country should be awakened. The poem might be trying to show the value of knowledge, courage, self dignity, altruism, sincere, and reasonable thought. If all these qualities are found in the countrymen of a particular country, the country itself will be the heaven.

The poem has run away from the harsh reality and tried to establish an imaginary heaven. Will it be possible for us to create such an ideal place here on earth? How can we fight into remove evils if we run away from everyday life? Is such an ideal desire alone enough to face the reality?
The poem has described how we should live fearlessly and proudly. It has also pointed out the cause of war between nations -- the artificial borderline. I came to know how dead habit hinders progress -the check of the reason.