Write an essay on leave this chanting written by Rabindranath Tagore?

Answer 1

Rabindranath Tagore was an educationalist, poet and social reformer of India. He wrote hundreds of poems, plays, novels and short stories in English which enjoy universal appeal and esteem. He was a noted painter also. In a house where Thabala, Veena and Mridangam resounded day and night, it is no wonder music and rhythm found their way into his heart. Only the immovable in Tagore House did not sing, dance or write. Santhinikethan was a model educational institution founded by him where all Fine Arts faculties enjoyed privileges. Educated in England and in India, he himself was an educational visionary of exceptional dreams. His multitude of poems and songs written in the Bengali language brought renaissance to Bengal. He himself tuned his songs and never translated these songs to English, a very unfortunate affair. 'Leave This Chanting' contains his vision of Uncontaminated Worship.

Leave This Chanting is an advice to worshippers everywhere to seek God outside temples, among the labourers. The worshippers sing Manthras and count their Rudraksha Beads inside the shut, dark, lone corners of their temples, but when they open their eyes their God is nowhere to be seen in the temples. They are blind to think that God would be pleased to stay inside shut temples. How can God rest in such suffocating places? Tagore was not new to sights of Jungle Shrines in Bengal where anyone could light a lamp and pray to the deity. When at night a desperate human being seeks solace in the door steps of a temple or church, they are closed and locked preventing entry to him. So God has gone out to stay with the tillers, stone-breakers and path makers who do the heaviest and the dirtiest of works, opting to stay with them in the heavy heat of the Sun and the chilling cold of the down pouring Rain, without minding his clothes being covered with dust. Those who seek God should put off their holy mantles, wear workers' uniform and come down to the dusty soil to be steeped in their own sweat and tears.

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Answer 2

"Leave This Chanting" by Rabindranath Tagore is a poem that urges individuals to connect with their inner self rather than following meaningless rituals blindly. Tagore emphasizes the importance of genuine spiritual awakening and personal reflection. The poem encourages readers to seek truth and enlightenment within themselves, beyond the superficial practices of organized religion.

Answer 3

Claiming freedom for India from the constricts and sublimation of past ideals, habits and mindless traditions