Poet of Cosmos
Science and Rabindranath
In this column Dr. Ali Asgar's article titled "Scientific thoughts of Rabindranath Tagore" will be published in instalments, each having a separate heading- Editor, Science & Live Rabindranath was primarily a poet and one of the greatest in the world .He, of course dwelled and flourished in all branches of literature which include short story, novel, drama, essays, songs, critical writing, letters and travel stories. In the later part of his life he turned to painting .It is one of the great mysteries that a single man can achieve so much in so many fields in his finite lifetime. But to us it seems even more puzzling that Tagore in spite his deep involvement in literature with passionate lyricism and romanticism developed great interest In science with all it's diverse elements and dimensions, its objective rationally and mathematical abstract nature. Rabindranath did not have formal education in science in the conventional sense. Although he went to normal school in his childhood, his best exposure to the world of knowledge was through his home teachers. He had an exposure to all the different subjects which included history, geography, literature, mathematics, physical sciences, biology, music, drawings even gymnastics .It is important to know the early life of Tagore to discover the mystery of his interest in versatile fields and the multidimensional manifestation of his creativity.
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