Order and chaos ka अलावा ek aur उपनिषद अर्थ हो सकता है - satya aur maya (asatya/prakriti) दो छोर है , दो forces हैं जिसके वजह से ये संसार movement me hain , ( agar sirf satya बचा तो संसार नहीं होगा और सिर्फ असत्य बचा तो संसार नहीं बचेगा। इन दोनो की रस्सा कसी से दुनिया चल रही । शायद जैसे मंथन देवता और दानव के बीच ।
I'm just amazed how a 20+ Indian boy of this age is talking about Tagore + Upanishad + yin yang+ sadhguru + Virginia Wolfe + Maya Angelou....I didn't know such youngsters exist in india. I have never seen a more poignant and deeper video in TH-cam. God bless you.
Hello, I'm a non-bengali currently from the land of Tagore. I'm a student here in Visva-Bharati and it has not been long since i came here but i can see how people literally see Tagore as a 'way of life' and it's all beautiful ❤️
I remember one line from a Tagore's poem " ভালো মন্দ যাহাই আসুক সত্যরে লও সহজে " " Good or bad whatever it comes, Take the truth easily" It was in a class VI book .. this line sounds very simple but it really has some very deep meaning in it ....
WHEN BRITISH GOVT WANT TO INCREASE THE AGE OF INDIANS GIRLS FOR MARRIAGE FROM 8 TO 14 .THEN TAGORE AND OTHER HINDU PANDIT STRONGLY OPPOSED THIS LAW.I DONT KNOW HOW PEOPLE THINK HE WAS GENIUS
Are the Bangladeshis really proud? I am talking about a large amount, they believe Thakur was anti Muslim and so on. They really believe this. They even want to change the national anthem. They think he was Against the creation of DU. They firmly believe he got the Noble not because of his talent, only because of foot-licking of British! This list will go on. So please do not say that Bangladeshis are Proud of him. Only a small group of Bangladeshis ( Mostly are Bengali Hindus and educated liberal Muslims) really Proud of him. But they are literally a tiny percentage comparing to the mass.
@@yahoo169 Sadly, the facts you stated are true...a group of people who opposed our great Liberation War in 1971(called jamat-shibir and some ignorant Islamists) are spreading misinformation continuously about Rabindranath Tagore.. জানিনা এসবের ভবিষ্যৎ কি কিন্তু আশা রাখি মানুষ যতই শিক্ষিত হবে ততই একটি প্রগতিশীল চিন্তার উদয় সবার মধ্যে হবে। যারা ঘৃণা ছড়ায় তারা অশিক্ষিত মানুষ কে টার্গেট করেই এসব করে।
@@ARIANs_Soundscape I didn’t want to hurt you! It wasn’t my intention. You are absolutely right. Probably, things will be changed! But not in near future. Still a long way to go.
@@Aninda_Creation It's sad to see Bangladeshis were disrespecting Tagore on 25 e boishakh. Good that I could call myself Indian and not associate with them. Still my mama bari is in Natore. We have deep connections with Bangladesh.
Sometimes we underestimate the effect tagore had on the bengali society.He is primarily the reason why across generations music industry was dominated by bengalis.Firstly it was kishore kumar and rd burman in 70s.In the 80s bappi lahiri was dominant.90s was the era of kumar sanu.And post 90s shreya ghoshal,shaan were at their prime and now a sort of monopoly has been established for big banner movies by pritam and arijit singh.This shows how one person can have a butterfly effect over so many generations and futures to come
And i thought i was the only one who realized this. I have been following movies music since i was child. And there is something with bengali literature and music which hits different. It's like time does not affect bengali culture. For example Hrishikesh mukharjee's movies you can watch them for understanding culture and dressing of that time yet relatable to 2022. Same goes with music, i was listening to Shantanu Moitra's tagore album which was narrated by gulzar. Each and every track was so fresh.
@@islandsunset SD burman was born in nowdays Bangladesh,, and he was a member of Tripura royal family,, and one of the language of Tripura is bangla and the royal family was bangali. And i think his son RD Burman was born in Calcutta
@@youthindian1593 royal family of Tripura is not Bengali. They are Kachari people and their mother tongue was Kokborok. They could have born anywhere, doesn't change the fact that they weren't Bengali. A quick Google search would be more useful. He greatly influenced Bengali cinema. But please don't appropriate him as Bengali. He wasn't.
I never tried to get into Rabindranath Thakur's poems deeply when I read them at school I thought it means nothing but rhyming and sound good... But now as I dive in them again it feels strange and fabulous that it has such deep meaning in those. though at first it looks like childish looking upper crust...but later you understand it's deepness and complexity as it unfolds it's true meaning...I feel truly blessed for being born in the same place as his and speaking the same as he used to...now I have learnt why he's called 'Biswa Kobi'...
Dear Asrish, You are a great content maker. The quality and diversity of your subjects, the visible hardwork, the manner in which you present are all so good that while I am writing this I am gasping to find superlatives that can justify it. Vertasium had always been my favourite TH-cam channel and I always thought no one could beat him for the shear hardwork he puts in. But after watching this I feel so proud to change my mind that a channel from my motherland now takes the number one place in my heart.
I am a Bangladeshi and I was a highly nationalist person. I couldn't understand why Tagore vehemently opposed nationalism. Now, the more I am observing the present world, I am agreeing with him. The crimes against humanity being committed using the justification of nationalism, is making me scared. This guy was way ahead of his time.
yup i had books written by swami Vivekananda in our syllabus ,,,and he also talked about this ,,one day we will understand the greatness of humanity/internationality,,,,and then nationalism will fall
@@ABIRHASAN-x5k I had to look into it. In 1929, Rabindranath Thakur wrote the following poem: "In the golden age of Asia Korea was one of its lamp bearers, And that lamp is waiting To be lighted once again For the illumination of the East." Short and sweet. If you know anything about Korea and the year 1929, you will know just how dire the situation was. This poem sparked a wave of Korean nationalism, and was a big factor in galvanizing the Korean population of the time into a robust independence movement. What was his prophecy, you ask? Well, walk through the streets of Seoul or Busan and tell me if you think he was right. Today, there stands a four-foot busk of him in Seoul. All this for a man who wrote a simple poem about a land that fascinated him, though he had never once visited.
I am a Maithili-speaking Nepali. I discovered your channel recently. Your videos are very inspiring. I am trying to learn Bengali now so that I can enjoy Rabindra Sangeet to its fullest! Thank you for that! And by the way, as you and Dr. Zsolnai-Feher say "What a time to be alive!"
For hindi speaking friends and specially for biharis, if you want to explore Tagor and you don't know bengali, you still can try his works on brajabuli (a literary form of maithili language with a touch of bengali). Bhanusingher Podaboli is collection of such works. Most people don't know about his works done in brajabuli, since maithili is closer to hindi I guess north indians might understand it better
@@mehmeetdhar7618 North Indians are rich? How about comparing the literacy, per capita income, female literacy and births per women with Bengalis? You are miles behind brother and you wont be catching up soon.
If we have Bengalis like you who blindly worship Tagore like some divine being sent from the heavens whose work can't be challenged or criticised, then I earnestly worry for the future cultural development of Bengal and of the Bengali nation as a whole.
@Abhay Pratap Singh I think you are also guilty of the same thing that I accuse of Ayush of being: an uncritical and blind follower of people and things without thinking them through on your own intellectual capabilities. In your case, you put us Bengali people on an infallible pedestal without realising that Bengali people are, well, people. Not all Bengalis adhere to the standards of rational thinking and logical argumentation that you assume all Bengalis do. And since you aren't a Bengali yourself or that you probably don't live in Bengal, you have no idea how hegemonic Tagore is to contemporary Bengali culture that even challenging or critiquing his work is often seen by many as some kind of betrayal of the cultural ethos of Bengali culture. A lot of people do treat Tagore like a god, or in the very least, like some kind of divinely inspired prophet. Very few people would entertain questions regarding the literary merits of Tagore or of his philosophical undertakings, but they would instead bury anyone even trying to critique Tagore by asking them questions about their "capabilities" or "contributions", as if asking questions or criticising something that an individual may not like or prefer somehow requires someone to be capable or contributory towards that particular field of inquiry.
As we grow older,we realised how deep,how spiritual are those rabindrasangeets...."Jibono moroner simana charaye....bondhu he amar royecho daraye"....solace to all our emotions
My family is from Shantiniketan and i studied there in Patha Bhavan. My mother and aunt were very closely acquainted with Gurudev. I really appreciate your presentation and analysis of Rabindranath's philosophy and works.
I have ADHD, it's close to impossible for me to concentrate on a video as long as this, at least not without taking a break or getting distracted. But the beautiful music with those lyrics, that singing and of course your narration was utterly captivating. I sat through the entire 22 minutes of this video! I found myself tearing up towards the end. You don't upload very often, but when you do, it's always worth it ❤
@@nitroso001ADHD is an actual disorder... I know TH-cam and social media give attention issues but that is not how one gets ADHD so,your comment is no better than how parents say "it's because of that phone"
ADHD is a real. It is not due to the phone usage or sheer laziness. Lack of awareness of this issue is what causes it's sufferers to be blamed for behavioral issues which stem from lack of executive function of the brain.
IIP, I am so glad you talked about our national anthem...that you brought up the "Mother" and "Chirasarathi" references ..and thank god you showed his 1937 letter .......even today there is no dearth of idiots who will spread this pollution because they "got to know this from some whatsapp forward".
India has had its fine share of polymaths, but Tagore stands out distinctively. It almost seems like a privilege to experience the gifts he has bestowed upon us through his art.
I have learnt Mayabono Biharini years ago.. it is one of the best compositions ever. The meaning is very deep on many levels. Metaphorically or otherwise. And I am a Telugu
Being a trilingual in beng eng and hind and watching this video is just epic , my mother tongue is Bengali and your treatment of our culture is phenomenal in the current state of our nation, true and without intentional bias, carry on bro !
I am not a Bengali and nor do i understand the language itself, still this poem brought me to tears. And an amazing explanation covering all the possible analogies from different cultures to sum it up. This has to be the most accurate narration of any Indian literature i have ever gone through ❤️
Please look for exploring more, you would be astonished that how a person who is school dropout and doesn't have formal education can teach us so many virtues of life.
@@soumensantu Can you please recommend me a good english translation of Gitanjali. Someone who really translated it well enough to give the feel that came from the og bengali gitanjali
@@lavie7358 you can try ' Song Offerings' book written by Tagore........ It is the english translation of 'Gitanjali'.......... This book is so good. You can feel the real emotions. ❤❤
As a bangali, rabi thakur is integral part of every phase of our life. as we fall in love for first time in palpating hearts, we hum 'majhe majhe tobo dekha paai, chirodin keno paaina?' / 'why I can see you only for a few moments, not in every moment?' after the heartbreak, we hum, 'tumi robe nirobe, hridoye momo'/ 'you will remain in my heart, forever'. then finally with maturity again we fall for the right person, understanding the bigger concept of love, we hum 'tumi sukho jodi nahi paau, jaau sukher-o sondhyane jaao. ami tomare peyechi hridoyo majhe, aro kichu nahi chai go.' / 'if you have yet to find your peace, go forth in search of happiness. I have found you inside my heart, there is nothing more my heart desire.' then finally when loved one lies in the leap of death, we hum, 'tomaaro ashime prano mono loye, joto dure ami jaai, kothao dukkho, kothao mrittu, kotha bicched o naai. / 'when I dive into the deep of your infinitude, with all my heart and soul, sorrow there is none. nor death or separation'. we worship robi thakur. he is an integral part of our lives.😀
Majhe majhe tobo ganta voktigiti vi otar songe love story er Bindu matro relation nei ... kokhuno mon dia suno... rabi thakur er lyrics okhane gotatai vogoban er uddeshy
Now instead of thinking of love towards other human being....place God ....now imagine and listen to the songs....you can relate to that too....or any other object as well.... Tagore's writings are so versatile....and you will get a proof of it😊
that's the best way to go to the nearest of some meanings.as normally poems doesn't have only one meaning.and Rabindranath is way higher than our understandings.(I am a bangali,if you want to learn bengali,I can help😄)
The struggle between self and the world, between Atman and Brahman, between our shelter and the outside - is a running theme in the writting of the great poet. In fact he describes his internalisation of said struggle in his autobiography 'Jeebonsmriti'. There is piece from this book called 'Ghar o Bahir' which depicts this theme so beautifully in his own life. We were fortunate that it was a part of our syllabus during our board exams.
I didn't know this channel existed. This is one of the most profound videos I've seen. Tagore is a genius and this video is an art too. Love from lahore, Pakistan!
আমি একজন বাঙালি। ছোটবেলা থেকে রবি ঠাকুরের গান , কবিতা , গল্প, উপন্যাস পড়তে পড়তে ও শুনতে শুনতে বড় হই আমরা। রবি ঠাকুর শুধু মাত্র কবি বা লেখক নন। রবি ঠাকুর শুধু মাত্র আমাদের মনে থাকেন না। রবি ঠাকুর এর বাস আমাদের মজ্জায়, আমাদের প্রতিটি কোশে। ধন্যবাদ, এই video টির জন্য।
Bengali ra to shudhu onner poode kathi kore 😂😂. Nijera kichu paare na shudhu nostalgia te bache. Their lifes only moto is to get a job and do kerani giri.
I've heard ravindra sangeet here and there my whole life but recently I started to actually listen to his songs and I'm truly mesmerized by it. The words feel like intricate puzzle pieces placed exactly where they belong. Trust me it's 100 times better if you actually know the meaning.
This video is a gem 💎 I'm from North India, and I'm sad that we have not been tought about Tagore's literature/poetry/philosophy. It's sad. He has a noble price that is not enough as an Indian to learn. An Educational Tragedy of India.
As a Bengali, I feel extremely blessed to have been born into such an enigmatic, cultured and educated community. I thank God everyday for this. This video reminded me once again how grateful I am and will always be to be a part of my Bengal. Thank you "India in Pixels" for such a beautiful video, from the bottom of my heart! 🙏
Ashris, thanks for making this video. Not a Bengali, so wasn't really exposed to Tagore's work (though I think his work is transcendental). I am dumbstruck by the depth of দুই পাখি; the artist who's singing the last verse was so touching I cried even without knowing the language. It hits a special part of your heart. All I want to say is that all Indians are so fortunate to have Bengal as a part of their motherland. Bengal is the epitome of science and logic meeting philosophy, creativity and spirituality. So many brilliant Bengali scientists, logicians, thinkers, poets, musicians, filmmakers and spiritual leaders have blessed our land with their work. I feel so glad today. Love to all Bangla people. জয় বাংলা!
জয় বাংলা জয় বৈদিক সনাতন ধর্ম।। বাংলা ভাষার জন্মদাতা সেই বৈদিক সংস্কৃত ও প্রাকৃত ভাই।। 🔱 রবীন্দ্র নাথ ঠাকুর নিজে বেদান্ত দর্শন প্রচার করেছেন নিজের গানের মাধ্যম এ এটা কি জানিস।।
@@pocupineyoulove973 respectfully saying, please leave this country if you can't tolerate other political opinions. This is not a dictatorship, maybe you could try immigrating to Pakistan or China.
@@orkkojit I already left long ago mate because your TMC gundas were targeting my family. They are the ones who cannot tolerate other political opinions. So if I ever find one of you outside WB, it'll be your turn to feel very scared.
Just read his " সহজ পাঠ " On the surface it's really Sahaj Path. So simple that it's the first with which children are introduced here. But underneath it's very rich ...it has many dimensions... " কাল ছিল ডাল খালি , আজ ফুলে যায় ভরে বল দেখি তুই মালী হয় সে কেমন করে " এইজন্যে তিনি শুধু কবি নন, ঋষি কবি ,আরো অনেক কিছু ...
আপনার প্রোফাইলে নাম যাই হোক, দারুণ বললেন। Tagore has never stuck himself within impediments. As a lover, he teaches us how to love, explains what the real form of love is. As a philosopher he opens up our minds with numerous thoughts, ideas and perspectives to look at the life. And of course, as a preacher, he teaches us how to preach and what the true form of the Almighty is.
We have a thing called 'Robindrochorcha', which is the study of Tagore. People do research on those. That is very much representative of the significance of his influence in the Bengali culture.
Tagore will always remain immortal in the heart's of millions of his admirers all round the globe.l am very proud to be a Bengali and moreover an lndian.The versatile Tagore's compositions keeps one spell bound 🙏💐🇮🇳💐🙏
Ashris, I want to congratulate you for this video-essay. When the young show such sensitivity and openness of mind and encourage others to do so, one feels deeply hopeful about India's future, particularly in these dark times. It is unfortunate that Tagore has remained trapped within a Bengali echo-chamber and even the cultured people outside Bengali hardly read him. Maybe, you could do a video-essay on Tagore's cosmopolitanism (being a citizen-of-the-world), a theme so fundamentally important in our times.
Bro....do crowdfunding...we all will contribute...and start a lingusitic research centre where these type of poems are explained. This is first time when someone explained concept of 'Ardhanarishvara' so beautifully.
This is one of the best videos I have watched on TH-cam. The poem was sung so beautifully and as I read the English lyrics I get emotional in the end trying to sympathize with both the birds. And the analysis just blew my mind. Although The poem ends on a sad note, I wish and believe there is a 4th stanza somewhere in which both birds, since they can't do anything now, starts adjusting to this life instead of giving up one each other. They now appreciates that they can atleast see each other, talk to each other and touch their beaks. The storyteller free bird now has a listener 'cage' bird. Maybe Ashris can write a 4th stanza using his beautiful mind and ends the poem on a good tone 😊😊
I'm a Bangali. From my childhood I had to study Tagore's poems. One of his poems, " Tal Gachh" is a special one. I studied this when I was a primary student. I found the same poem in my master degree Syllabus. Being a Bengali it's a blessing for me to feel the words. The complete meaning will be still unknown to me because Thakur's writing needs 3 lives to understand completely. He was a living god. He is someone beyond our understanding.
Bruhh , it’s one of the best video on whole utube , I always loved Rabindranath Tagore , recently got into virginia’s writing loved them both and u included then both in one video it’s amazing, kudos to your research
Great essay as always. I'm struck by the poem "Dui Pakhi". - If you take it as-is without any emotion clouding your judgement, it's pretty good illustration of Order/Chaos within oneself. - It's also a tool for sympathy, an extroverted outgoing girl can't under reading obsession of an introverted shy guy; both being correct in their own places, no judgement. Hedgehog dilemma is also beautifully explored in the Hideaki Anno's masterpiece "Neon Genesis Evangelion" depicting real pains of "getting close" I think this essay took the bird metaphor in little too many digressions. Tagore is great, though I don't get few of the connotations you've tried to make. I need to read his poems more! Not much of a poem guy, but I'm inspired to read more after this video.
I'll give you better advice, that you may not appreciate. I am gonna give it anyway, coz I believe it is important and for good reason. Forget Tagore. If you want True Genius, read Plato and Aristotle ...
Koi Shabd Nahi Hain AAP Pure TH-cam Peh Sabse Bhinna Alag Content K Sath Ateh Hain Lakho TH-camrs Hain same Neech Seh But Apka Way Of Presentation , Depth Knowledge , Naration , Sab Mila k Uttam Ati Uttam
I truly congratulate you for effectively and beautifully packing so much emotion in one video. This video goes on to show how much we have lost as a generation in terms of art and culture and how we hardly have enough structures left that could bring more such people. A child aspiring to become a poet will be shunned in Indian society today. Saddening to say the least!
As being Bengali the last paragraph of the poem ( time stamp- 13:28 ) gave me goosebumps as I shouldn't had to rely on the English Translation to understand. Tagore was indeed a literary genius. I loved the video and the way you put out the similarities and differences between Tagore's poems and Upanishads. Can I request a similar video on Satyajit Ray? ❤️
He was not just a literary genius, but also a spiritual giant. If you hear his songs, you realise he was deep into Yogic practices. The way he dealt with the tragedies in his life, and there were numerous, you will understand his spiritual depth.
Dude... I don't know how to express but YOU are AMAZING because not everyone has this level of perfect balance of CULTURAL CONSERVANCY and TECHNOLOGICAL CURIOCITY in their mind like you do.❤ _SOME WONDERFUL FACTS HERE:_ 1. Tagore ventured into a new creative field like *Fine Arts* in the last decades of his life when he was too old. - And created some of the most *enigmatic* and *beguiling* paintings in modern art industry - so much so that when an exhibition was held in Paris, literary giants like André Gide, Paul Valéry, André Malraux among others were astonished. 2. Tagore was probably the only one in Asia to had met with another genius *Albert Einstein* three times. - And got himself once into an intense discussion (debate?) with Einstein on topics such as *true nature of reality* , *Cosmology* , *Spirituality* , and *Quantum Mechanics* to name a few! 3. Tagore, in his lifetime, accomplished a complicated task by synthesizing *Indian Classical* and *Bengali Esoteric* (Bául) and inspiration from *Western Classical* with his own *ingenuity for music* - in order to compose almost 2,300 songs - that are *uniquely identifiable* once you hear them - henceforth, grew a genre called "Rabindrasangeet" in its own. 4. Tagore won *Nobel Prize* in literature in *1913* for 'Gitanjali' (গীতাঞ্জলি) as the first Asian man to do so. - BUT IT IS NOT THE PRIZE THAT MADE HIM SPECIAL OR OUTSTANDING, for LITTLE DID HE CARE for prizes and awards. Remember the aftermath of the *Jallianwala Bagh massacre* in 1919 when Rabindranath *rejected* the *KNIGHTHOOD* (given in 1915 for his Birthday honour by the British Royalty) and *refused* to use 'Sir' before his name in protest against the British Government. 5. Tagore composed our National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' in 1911 - way before he became famous in the western world - which was publicly sung in Calcutta (Kolkata) at a session of *Indian National Congress* - and was by no means praise for King George V - but actually a beautiful song showcasing the *unity in diversity* and *ethnic harmony* and *peace and love* for the great nation India. *Thanks for clearing up that long-going ridiculous controversy by some lazy conspiracy theorists.* 6. TAGORE LOVED INDIA SO MUCH and also gave his utmost respect to anyone who worked for and made India proud. It must be mentioned that, the reason Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi - or simply, *Gandhi* - a force to reckon with - an icon of the twentieth century - is now usually called "Mahatma Gandhi" (महात्मा गांधी) is the fact that Tagore gave that *appellation* to him. While appreciating the points mentioned above, it already seems a superhuman feat in a single man's lifetime if we let alone all of his numerous *Novels* and *Short-stories* , his experimental *Plays* and a handful of pondering *Essays* ! And we are not even talking about Tagore's original ideas for *Education System* (he founded *Visva-Bharati* University at Shántiniketan), his fascinating thoughts for *Rural Development* and *Village Landscape Design* and what not! RABINDRANATH TAGORE (রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর) was a versatile genius like no other. He is more relevant today. A polymath like Tagore is usually called "Gurudeva" (গুরুদেব) for a reason. To fully grasp his oeuvre and to understand the man, one has to take a multi-disciplinary approach. And you just tend to achieve something like that here. THANK YOU.🙏
One of the greatest documentaries I have ever seen and about one of the greatest legends of the world. I am proud to be a Bengali and my Bengali culture. And you explain the Bangali legacy so well. Dhonyobad Dada ❤❤❤ Love from Nadia, West Bengal. ❤
Never liked literature subjects in my school (felt like a caged Bird ), after listening to this poem , got the feeling of the forest bird 🕊️. Truly the poem is very deep.
To be honest, I am from a small town where we dont have a good library. All books in my school are about academics. There isn't even a single poem of Tagore in our book. But thanks to internet and you that I got access of Tagore's work 🙏
Keep it up brother... You are doing great... Being a Bengali.. I really get goosebumps whenever I watch your videos.... Take love brother ❤️ And Rabindranath.... He is the spirit of our bengali culture.... His songs, poems always give us words to our emotions.... He is everything to us..... 🙏
Though being a bong, never get to feel tagore this way.. My mind just blown out as you point out the narrative of dui pakhi, and don't know why, I break into tears. Its like finding the iternal soul within us. Thanks for the content. Have been following you long on Facebook, wish you more success, and hope for more contents.
Sometimes distance helps see some details that get missed from a close distance. Thank you for expressing this love, I am grateful I get to make things like this that you also feel. To me it makes me feel am not alone.
Thank you ashris , you made a very simple video about a person but idk why i had tears in my eyes and the whole perspective of mine towards life and literatures has change . MAN, LIFE IS A SUFFERING AND A SATISFACTION!! what a creation .
Myyyy God it's been quite a while that I commented on a yt vid but i am literally compelled to appreciate your work the amount of research you put in to make grtttt content like this thank you man !!!!
Many people really argued with me about changing our national anthem because it was dedicated to Gorge V or something , I had no proper answer at that time. It was fault of mine that I didn't ever tried to read our national anthem fully even though I'm a bengali. Thank God I got the answer here and now I'm looking forward to read the full anthem and many more poem like 'Dui Pakhi'. Btw , your videos ,and knowledge about the topic you are making is super. You just need more and more videos to upload as soon as possible , at least once a week. Then It will spread to the people who don't know about your channel and I'm sure your video will reach to millions of Indians who are really interested in educational content now a days. Indian has the hunger of education and quality knowledge today , they just need more and more good content creater It will revolutionise India. ❤❤
@@srijitamukherjee5018 Bhagya bidhata actually mean some sort saviour, maybe those who fought for independence and betterment of the country , many people also interpret it as the kalki avtar of bishnu
Bhagya Vidhata is the Supreme / Infinity / Almighty and Tagore in many creations expressed the Supreme as King, not a mere human being with power based on social/professional rank.
@@priyadarshinibhattacharyya8814 No , not as a king. In the later on paragraph he clearly mentioned 'You are the affectionate mother' (তুমি স্নেহময়ী মাতা in bengali). So Bharata Bhagya Bidhata is the mother India.
@@shayanraj7840 You didn't get my point. If you reread I have mentioned he referred to Supreme as King in many of his creations. He described India as affectionate mother but the word 'Bidhata' is certainly not, in his own translation he wrote 'Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people, dispenser of India's destiny'.
Ashris, earlier I have seen 2/3 videos which were those map orienting, recently I watched the languages videos, anthem, tagore , I am in absolute awe and happy that you and iip team are really hardworking, i would love to learn from you more! ❤️
Rabindranath's songs are so beautiful themselves. His songs for children too have such deep meaning, like "Jonaki Ki Sukhe", where he says how we are our own lights and through our lights we lighten the whole world. It reminded me of the Buddha too who on his death bed said to be our own lamplights.
Heart touching analysis! The last stanza brought me to tears. When I heard the poem as a child, I didn't understand the layered meaning and thought that the poem is encouraging us to be free. But today I related with the caged bird too. Thank you so much for this. A lot of pain is caused just because of our inability to understand other's point of view.
Its rare content and this needs to be reach more audience knowing that Ravindernath tagore ji was from India gives me immense pride .we had a legend and yet amongst indians so many of his masterpieces r not yet acknowledged..thanks for sharing lovely peice of his work ..he is truly a gem and u r absolutely doing great job in making us aware of how great he was..all the best my friend keep making such lovely content
The depth that you go into to explain this one poem from Rabindranath Tagore has truly inspired me to explore his works more this also shows that talent breaks the language barrier though I don't understand bengali I want to experience the joy of reading and understanding his works more Thank you
Masculinity and Femininity are two dimensions of who we are. Even the fundamental energy system of humans (as per Yogic sciences) called the _Praanamayokosha_ has the left feminine side called the _Ida_ and the right masculine side called the _Pingala_ and there's the central energy channel which is devoid of the two, or the union of the two and thus represents the divine, the _Sushumna_ . Whatever that is beautiful, lively, graceful and exuberance is the Feminine and whatever that is about the pragmatic realms of life is masculine. You're both together. If you loose either of the two sides of yours, you're just a half life. One becomes a Yogi when their both masculine & feminine sides come together, that's why Shiva is Ardhanārishvara and when he's Natarāja, he wears a Makara Kundalam (an earring specifically for males) on his right ear and a Taatankam (an earring specifically for females) on his left ear. This is Yoga - Union 😌🔯
This has to be the most beautiful, insightful, enlighting and transforming video I've come across in a while. Your videos make me believe again and again how internet is a boon to our society. It is a pure joy to witness such immense hard work and creativity in a video. Kudos to you and your team, can't thank you enough for this.
Tagore is,was and will be the pride of our subcontinent and not just of bengal.. he was more genius than we can imagine. His contributions to our nation and civilisation will be unforgettable.
Being a Bangali and having studied Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata from the Gitabitan (a collection of all the songs of Tagore which you'll find in many, if not most Bangali households), the fourth verse is what immediately came to my mind when you showed the conspiracy theories, but I had not expected YOU to delve so deep and show it so brilliantly as well...... And your explanation of Dui Pakhi is spot on, as is your Bangla pronunciation which is amazing for a non-Bangali...... Brilliant video to get people into Tagore, thank you so much for making this! Onek bhalobasha Kolkata theke (Lots of love from Kolkata )❤
After watching this video I do realize why you don't upload frequently. These videos are gold, meant to be watched again & again. especially this one. Please make more philosophical/analytical videos about art or literature, etc.
Every word of Tagore is thought provoking. In fact, whole Bengali literature of that era is way ahead of its time. Can't imagine something of that level being produced by Millennials, Gen X or Gen Z. I can't even expect them to read Tagore and contemporaries. Mass stupidity is reaching an appalling level. From Bangladesh 🇧🇩
As always makes me speechless Wish we had more TH-camrs like you because of whom I'm actually still using TH-cam otherwise this platform has deteriorated a lot. Nevertheless thanking you for this video with one last bani of Rabi da: তুমি যদি না দেখা দাও, করো আমায় হেলা; কেমন করে কাটে আমার এমন বাদলবেলা।
His creations should be the part of curriculum.. Being born and brought up in U.P. couldn't get to read him..but after seeing this beautiful video, would love to explore more about him . And now I can understand,why he was revered by Gandhi , nehru Bose ..His thoughts are much more required now a days , especially with consumerism and materialism taking over us far from inner self .
Thanks to giving us information about tagore, no one talks about tagore except bengolees. Tagore is much more than author and philosopher. Such videos are the best source to spread more about our true legends. We often knows mr. tagore just for jana-gana-mana but from now time start to recognize him in deep. Thanks #iip to sharing valuable content...🙏 Jay hind...
Beautiful video! Thank you for this.... As a Bengali who's lived outside Bengal her entire life, I've never had to "study" Bengali as a compulsion, and although I am fluent in Bangla, love the songs and have grown up dancing to these and do feel myself to be a part of this culture, I have also, at times questioned myself and have found a disconnect in trying to tether myself to this culture. Your video has inspired me to take stock and start reading the literary works- and perhaps be able to find my actual connect with Bangla- not because I was born into a Bengali household but cz I genuinely feel a "naadi'r taan". On a different note, when the video started on the example of the free bird vs caged bird, before I saw the explanations, I actually imagined the example to be about Introverts vs Extroverts. Perhaps just my way of interpreting, but I couldn't help but connect the two. 😅
Dui Pakhi is an interesting poem gave me a different perspective to think....that the caged birds perspective is also a side to understand which we never think of....thanks to IIP for such an interesting well researched video
Thank you so much for such a detailed and deep-rooted analysis of Tagore's poem - Dui Pakhi. I personally felt this poem differently when I first read it. I felt it like it's an exchange of dialogue between materialism - an imprisoned spirit and spiritualism - a free spirit. The bird of the cage is symbolising the materialism and the bird of the forest is symbolising spiritualism.
Given his background in learning veda/Upanishad, I doubt he talked about materialism vs spiritualism. Maybe, he talked about the apparent or perceived duality in general and how unity appears through love or any higher feelings...maybe
@@sottiki I've liked your reply while I couldn't understand the conflict between someone's thoughts, based on the philosophy of the Vedas and the Upanishads and his ideas of the real world where we continuously face and experience this interplay and balancing of our aspirations for inner spiritual life/reality and our fulfilled (here) or unfulfilled ambitions of the outer material life/world.
@@antarasinha8639 Yeah agree. The duality of spiritualism and materialism is perhaps another pair of Yin & Yang, or Purusha & Prakriti. Where you put in that balance totally depends on your goals, if it's not perfectly balanced there is a price you have to pay at one or more levels of experience "artha" or "sharir" or "atman". If you are aware of that cost, and still pursue your dreams, you are wise, otherwise you are "murkha". For example, a sadhu trying yoga and meditation in the Himalayas for years must be aware of the material opportunity cost, and also totally fine with it, he/she might be happily on track of achieving the spiritual goals...same way a hardworking businessman looking to make big money must be aware of the cost in terms of health, time, peace etc.....
Use of DALL-E (or any AI image generator) is both beautiful and terrifying at same time. How much of the actual art is going to get buried because computers are making more beautiful images, authenticity going to get lost, it is unnerving.
@@delphinelisabeth not only has AI/NLP started to do poetry, it's being used in Choose-your-own-adventure narratives like "AI Dungeon" It is only a matter of time.
@@delphinelisabeth All arts/technology excites till the end of time. There will always be people doing circus (and people still watch it) or people using type writer legitimately for work. That is a separate thought. My comment was regarding rapid advancements in AI/ML.
I'm so fortunate that I know your channel... You're doing something different which is interesting and so amazing... You're video really makes me so happy from my heart.. it's brings a kind of joy that yeah I'm learning something which is not the sake of learning only but also I'm enjoying it... Just keep making videos... You deserve more views more recognition... I'm so proud of you... Keep going..
Great analysis ..... It is a pure example of paradisal aesthetics in the works of Robi Thakur. And the DALL-E artworks gave it a final complete artistic touch. We can find the complex psychological tension between human minds as a metaphor of "দুই পাখি". Just beautiful.
I didn't knew much about rabindra sangeet & Bengali , but once I was in Bengal and heard "Majhe Majhe tobo" and it just became my song... really hata off to such a creative person
One of my teacher always compared Tagore's work with onion,you can't guess how many layers are there from outside but as u start reading it or experiencing it you will discover layer after layer. Also here is my interpretation of dui pakhi when I first read it in the context of the time period...the free bird is a freedom fighter trying to persuade someone indian(the caged Bird)who is perhaps working under the British Empire...the freedom fighter also wants the safety but he chooses to fight for his country and the other one wants to fight for the freedom but chooses the safety of the job. Thank you iip for this insightful essay.
you literally have the most comforting voice I've ever heard, also I am absolutely falling in love with the Bengali language after watching your videos.
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The two versions of Dui Pakhi in the video:
Part 1, Part 2: th-cam.com/video/RGcey1QRgG0/w-d-xo.html
Part 3: th-cam.com/video/jST8hP9is-E/w-d-xo.html
Order and chaos ka अलावा ek aur उपनिषद अर्थ हो सकता है - satya aur maya (asatya/prakriti) दो छोर है , दो forces हैं जिसके वजह से ये संसार movement me hain , ( agar sirf satya बचा तो संसार नहीं होगा और सिर्फ असत्य बचा तो संसार नहीं बचेगा। इन दोनो की रस्सा कसी से दुनिया चल रही । शायद जैसे मंथन देवता और दानव के बीच ।
Thank you Dada , I was searching this. Didn't know it was sung by Adidtiunshi
Tui Bangali, na?
@@krishnendusamajder9804 Na , yaar. He is Odia but linked with tamil and telegu
Bro please make video about Telugu
I'm just amazed how a 20+ Indian boy of this age is talking about Tagore + Upanishad + yin yang+ sadhguru + Virginia Wolfe + Maya Angelou....I didn't know such youngsters exist in india. I have never seen a more poignant and deeper video in TH-cam. God bless you.
IITian do Everything except engineering
And there's is huge no. of 20+ boys ... viewing his masterclass.
Internet, bro. Internet.
Most youngsters I see on internet are jet bashing other religions and liberals. Dumb af
@@pallabdas1440 but I'm 15
Hello, I'm a non-bengali currently from the land of Tagore. I'm a student here in Visva-Bharati and it has not been long since i came here but i can see how people literally see Tagore as a 'way of life' and it's all beautiful ❤️
I am also pass out from Visva- Bharati, physics dept. Siksh Bhavana. Which dept. are you in?
@@sougatasahoo5738 hello I'm from ISERC (Siksha bhavan) i don't know if you know this dept
@@RishiKumar-zv3lc Is the dept. near siksh bhana library?
@@sougatasahoo5738 yeah that new science building
@@RishiKumar-zv3lc Do you stay in New Boys Hostel?
পরিবারে অনেক কেই বলতে শুনেছি " রবীন্দ্রনাথ নিজে এক জীবনে যা লিখছে সাধারন মানুষের এক জীবনে সব পড়া সম্ভব নয় " 🙏💖❤
I remember one line from a Tagore's poem " ভালো মন্দ যাহাই আসুক
সত্যরে লও সহজে "
" Good or bad whatever it comes,
Take the truth easily"
It was in a class VI book .. this line sounds very simple but it really has some very deep meaning in it ....
The irony is it never comes easily.
Damn, my mother says this all the time. Don't know why but these lines always gives some peace of mind.😌😌
WHEN BRITISH GOVT WANT TO INCREASE THE AGE OF INDIANS GIRLS FOR MARRIAGE FROM 8 TO 14 .THEN TAGORE AND OTHER HINDU PANDIT STRONGLY OPPOSED THIS LAW.I DONT KNOW HOW PEOPLE THINK HE WAS GENIUS
This is not a poem for me. This is a single sword to kill all the evil in my mind.
It'sThakur, Not Tagore, Which Started By The British..
An asset of Bengal.. People of Bangladesh also feel proud, love and respect him so much.
Are the Bangladeshis really proud? I am talking about a large amount, they believe Thakur was anti Muslim and so on. They really believe this. They even want to change the national anthem. They think he was Against the creation of DU. They firmly believe he got the Noble not because of his talent, only because of foot-licking of British! This list will go on. So please do not say that Bangladeshis are Proud of him. Only a small group of Bangladeshis ( Mostly are Bengali Hindus and educated liberal Muslims) really Proud of him. But they are literally a tiny percentage comparing to the mass.
@@yahoo169
Sadly, the facts you stated are true...a group of people who opposed our great Liberation War in 1971(called jamat-shibir and some ignorant Islamists) are spreading misinformation continuously about Rabindranath Tagore.. জানিনা এসবের ভবিষ্যৎ কি কিন্তু আশা রাখি মানুষ যতই শিক্ষিত হবে ততই একটি প্রগতিশীল চিন্তার উদয় সবার মধ্যে হবে। যারা ঘৃণা ছড়ায় তারা অশিক্ষিত মানুষ কে টার্গেট করেই এসব করে।
@@ARIANs_Soundscape I didn’t want to hurt you! It wasn’t my intention. You are absolutely right. Probably, things will be changed! But not in near future. Still a long way to go.
@@yahoo169 bro i am from Bangladesh
You said right.i dont know how many but atleast 30 % of Bangladeshi muslim are now anti thagore
@@Aninda_Creation It's sad to see Bangladeshis were disrespecting Tagore on 25 e boishakh. Good that I could call myself Indian and not associate with them. Still my mama bari is in Natore. We have deep connections with Bangladesh.
Sometimes we underestimate the effect tagore had on the bengali society.He is primarily the reason why across generations music industry was dominated by bengalis.Firstly it was kishore kumar and rd burman in 70s.In the 80s bappi lahiri was dominant.90s was the era of kumar sanu.And post 90s shreya ghoshal,shaan were at their prime and now a sort of monopoly has been established for big banner movies by pritam and arijit singh.This shows how one person can have a butterfly effect over so many generations and futures to come
Tagore might have had greatly influenced RD Burman but RD Burman wasn't a Bengali. He was a Tripuri and I think from the royal family of Tripura.
And i thought i was the only one who realized this. I have been following movies music since i was child. And there is something with bengali literature and music which hits different. It's like time does not affect bengali culture. For example Hrishikesh mukharjee's movies you can watch them for understanding culture and dressing of that time yet relatable to 2022. Same goes with music, i was listening to Shantanu Moitra's tagore album which was narrated by gulzar. Each and every track was so fresh.
@@islandsunset i guess you are talking about Sachin Dev Burman.
@@islandsunset SD burman was born in nowdays Bangladesh,, and he was a member of Tripura royal family,, and one of the language of Tripura is bangla and the royal family was bangali. And i think his son RD Burman was born in Calcutta
@@youthindian1593 royal family of Tripura is not Bengali. They are Kachari people and their mother tongue was Kokborok. They could have born anywhere, doesn't change the fact that they weren't Bengali. A quick Google search would be more useful.
He greatly influenced Bengali cinema. But please don't appropriate him as Bengali. He wasn't.
I never tried to get into Rabindranath Thakur's poems deeply when I read them at school I thought it means nothing but rhyming and sound good... But now as I dive in them again it feels strange and fabulous that it has such deep meaning in those. though at first it looks like childish looking upper crust...but later you understand it's deepness and complexity as it unfolds it's true meaning...I feel truly blessed for being born in the same place as his and speaking the same as he used to...now I have learnt why he's called 'Biswa Kobi'...
@@simonelifestyle1409 hey, then I was in 5 or 6 th standard ...
Dear Asrish,
You are a great content maker.
The quality and diversity of your subjects, the visible hardwork, the manner in which you present are all so good that while I am writing this I am gasping to find superlatives that can justify it.
Vertasium had always been my favourite TH-cam channel and I always thought no one could beat him for the shear hardwork he puts in. But after watching this I feel so proud to change my mind that a channel from my motherland now takes the number one place in my heart.
@@simonelifestyle1409 C'mon he was a child. Don't get butthurt.
Shobai ke je ekebare Bangla M. A kore ashte hobe taar to kono mane nei.
Same here
@pokevenger videos .. Tanks for saying it right ... "THAKUR" .. not tagore.
I am a Bangladeshi and I was a highly nationalist person. I couldn't understand why Tagore vehemently opposed nationalism. Now, the more I am observing the present world, I am agreeing with him. The crimes against humanity being committed using the justification of nationalism, is making me scared. This guy was way ahead of his time.
gujju community- 💩💩💩
There is a big difference between National identity and Nationalism.
yup i had books written by swami Vivekananda in our syllabus ,,,and he also talked about this ,,one day we will understand the greatness of humanity/internationality,,,,and then nationalism will fall
Really he is also part of Bangladeshi indirectly
@@padishahebangalah9168 can you elaborate?
In South Korea Tagore is regarded as a true prophet, based on his accurate prophecy of that country.
Proud of Tagore
That's really nice..
What was his prophecy?
@@ABIRHASAN-x5k I had to look into it.
In 1929, Rabindranath Thakur wrote the following poem:
"In the golden age of Asia
Korea was one of its lamp bearers,
And that lamp is waiting
To be lighted once again
For the illumination of the East."
Short and sweet. If you know anything about Korea and the year 1929, you will know just how dire the situation was. This poem sparked a wave of Korean nationalism, and was a big factor in galvanizing the Korean population of the time into a robust independence movement.
What was his prophecy, you ask? Well, walk through the streets of Seoul or Busan and tell me if you think he was right. Today, there stands a four-foot busk of him in Seoul. All this for a man who wrote a simple poem about a land that fascinated him, though he had never once visited.
I am a Maithili-speaking Nepali. I discovered your channel recently. Your videos are very inspiring. I am trying to learn Bengali now so that I can enjoy Rabindra Sangeet to its fullest! Thank you for that! And by the way, as you and Dr. Zsolnai-Feher say "What a time to be alive!"
❤
বাঃ, শুনে বেশ ভাল লাগল। লাগিয়ে থাকুন!
For hindi speaking friends and specially for biharis, if you want to explore Tagor and you don't know bengali, you still can try his works on brajabuli (a literary form of maithili language with a touch of bengali). Bhanusingher Podaboli is collection of such works. Most people don't know about his works done in brajabuli, since maithili is closer to hindi I guess north indians might understand it better
Really thanks for telling that mate. I am a Maithili but didn't know about that till now.
Not interested
Work on your poverty biharis and bengalis. North Indians are atleast rich 😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@mehmeetdhar7618 North Indians are rich? How about comparing the literacy, per capita income, female literacy and births per women with Bengalis? You are miles behind brother and you wont be catching up soon.
@@pocupineyoulove973 do you even how much haryanas per capita income is ? And do you know who tops in child marriages? 😂😂😂😂😂😂
As a Bengali Im proud to be grown up through his songs poems and literature , He is a literal diamond of India. A really awesome video as always !!
As an Indian u should be proud 🙂
Much love from South
If we have Bengalis like you who blindly worship Tagore like some divine being sent from the heavens whose work can't be challenged or criticised, then I earnestly worry for the future cultural development of Bengal and of the Bengali nation as a whole.
@Abhay Pratap Singh I think you are also guilty of the same thing that I accuse of Ayush of being: an uncritical and blind follower of people and things without thinking them through on your own intellectual capabilities. In your case, you put us Bengali people on an infallible pedestal without realising that Bengali people are, well, people. Not all Bengalis adhere to the standards of rational thinking and logical argumentation that you assume all Bengalis do. And since you aren't a Bengali yourself or that you probably don't live in Bengal, you have no idea how hegemonic Tagore is to contemporary Bengali culture that even challenging or critiquing his work is often seen by many as some kind of betrayal of the cultural ethos of Bengali culture. A lot of people do treat Tagore like a god, or in the very least, like some kind of divinely inspired prophet. Very few people would entertain questions regarding the literary merits of Tagore or of his philosophical undertakings, but they would instead bury anyone even trying to critique Tagore by asking them questions about their "capabilities" or "contributions", as if asking questions or criticising something that an individual may not like or prefer somehow requires someone to be capable or contributory towards that particular field of inquiry.
@@dynamicdusk1069
As a Bengali*
Don't push Nationalist things here!
As we grow older,we realised how deep,how spiritual are those rabindrasangeets...."Jibono moroner simana charaye....bondhu he amar royecho daraye"....solace to all our emotions
My family is from Shantiniketan and i studied there in Patha Bhavan. My mother and aunt were very closely acquainted with Gurudev. I really appreciate your presentation and analysis of Rabindranath's philosophy and works.
I have ADHD, it's close to impossible for me to concentrate on a video as long as this, at least not without taking a break or getting distracted. But the beautiful music with those lyrics, that singing and of course your narration was utterly captivating. I sat through the entire 22 minutes of this video! I found myself tearing up towards the end. You don't upload very often, but when you do, it's always worth it ❤
Leave phone for two weeks and see the change.Your might be the cause of TH-cam algorithm
@@nitroso001ADHD is an actual disorder... I know TH-cam and social media give attention issues but that is not how one gets ADHD so,your comment is no better than how parents say "it's because of that phone"
ADHD is a real. It is not due to the phone usage or sheer laziness. Lack of awareness of this issue is what causes it's sufferers to be blamed for behavioral issues which stem from lack of executive function of the brain.
But it is what it is.@@kaushikisaxena2026
@@nitroso001 ADHD is a real disease
IIP, I am so glad you talked about our national anthem...that you brought up the "Mother" and "Chirasarathi" references ..and thank god you showed his 1937 letter .......even today there is no dearth of idiots who will spread this pollution because they "got to know this from some whatsapp forward".
A literary info. and analysis in unique way.........we are ready to process sir!!!!!!!!
India has had its fine share of polymaths, but Tagore stands out distinctively. It almost seems like a privilege to experience the gifts he has bestowed upon us through his art.
I have learnt Mayabono Biharini years ago.. it is one of the best compositions ever. The meaning is very deep on many levels. Metaphorically or otherwise.
And I am a Telugu
Being a trilingual in beng eng and hind and watching this video is just epic , my mother tongue is Bengali and your treatment of our culture is phenomenal in the current state of our nation, true and without intentional bias, carry on bro !
I am not a Bengali and nor do i understand the language itself, still this poem brought me to tears.
And an amazing explanation covering all the possible analogies from different cultures to sum it up. This has to be the most accurate narration of any Indian literature i have ever gone through ❤️
Couldn't agree more
Please look for exploring more, you would be astonished that how a person who is school dropout and doesn't have formal education can teach us so many virtues of life.
@@soumensantu Can you please recommend me a good english translation of Gitanjali. Someone who really translated it well enough to give the feel that came from the og bengali gitanjali
@@lavie7358 you can try ' Song Offerings' book written by Tagore........ It is the english translation of 'Gitanjali'.......... This book is so good. You can feel the real emotions. ❤❤
@@priti0356 Thank youuu so much ! I appreciate the recommendation. I am gonna read that
As a bangali, rabi thakur is integral part of every phase of our life.
as we fall in love for first time in palpating hearts, we hum 'majhe majhe tobo dekha paai, chirodin keno paaina?' / 'why I can see you only for a few moments, not in every moment?'
after the heartbreak, we hum, 'tumi robe nirobe, hridoye momo'/ 'you will remain in my heart, forever'.
then finally with maturity again we fall for the right person, understanding the bigger concept of love, we hum 'tumi sukho jodi nahi paau, jaau sukher-o sondhyane jaao. ami tomare peyechi hridoyo majhe, aro kichu nahi chai go.' / 'if you have yet to find your peace, go forth in search of happiness. I have found you inside my heart, there is nothing more my heart desire.'
then finally when loved one lies in the leap of death, we hum, 'tomaaro ashime prano mono loye, joto dure ami jaai, kothao dukkho, kothao mrittu, kotha bicched o naai. / 'when I dive into the deep of your infinitude, with all my heart and soul, sorrow there is none. nor death or separation'.
we worship robi thakur. he is an integral part of our lives.😀
Majhe majhe tobo ganta voktigiti vi otar songe love story er Bindu matro relation nei ... kokhuno mon dia suno... rabi thakur er lyrics okhane gotatai vogoban er uddeshy
True
@@dibyayanbhattacharya2928Love is for God
Now instead of thinking of love towards other human being....place God ....now imagine and listen to the songs....you can relate to that too....or any other object as well....
Tagore's writings are so versatile....and you will get a proof of it😊
We might never understand the genius of Shri Rabindranath Tagore to the fullest but I still hope to learn bangla sooner just for his literature.
that's the best way to go to the nearest of some meanings.as normally poems doesn't have only one meaning.and Rabindranath is way higher than our understandings.(I am a bangali,if you want to learn bengali,I can help😄)
We call him Kobiguru or Biswokobi Rabindranath Thakur
Please use kobiguru not sree...
Thakur*
The struggle between self and the world, between Atman and Brahman, between our shelter and the outside - is a running theme in the writting of the great poet. In fact he describes his internalisation of said struggle in his autobiography 'Jeebonsmriti'. There is piece from this book called 'Ghar o Bahir' which depicts this theme so beautifully in his own life. We were fortunate that it was a part of our syllabus during our board exams.
I didn't know this channel existed. This is one of the most profound videos I've seen. Tagore is a genius and this video is an art too. Love from lahore, Pakistan!
14:30 Oh my god, that last stanza was so powerful, i literally got goosebumps and tears in my eyes... So beautiful yet strong.. amazing video ❤️
Me too
আমি একজন বাঙালি। ছোটবেলা থেকে রবি ঠাকুরের গান , কবিতা , গল্প, উপন্যাস পড়তে পড়তে ও শুনতে শুনতে বড় হই আমরা। রবি ঠাকুর শুধু মাত্র কবি বা লেখক নন। রবি ঠাকুর শুধু মাত্র আমাদের মনে থাকেন না। রবি ঠাকুর এর বাস আমাদের মজ্জায়, আমাদের প্রতিটি কোশে। ধন্যবাদ, এই video টির জন্য।
Bengali ra to shudhu onner poode kathi kore 😂😂.
Nijera kichu paare na shudhu nostalgia te bache.
Their lifes only moto is to get a job and do kerani giri.
@@sarkataa are you Odia?
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@@Suha_Chakravorty kichi word ta odia so emon likheche jokhon odia e hobe. Karon thoz uncivilized ppl never stand with bengoli. ...
@@sarkataa every community have its own heritage and weakness....we will overcome this hopefully
Rabindronath was in reality a saint...he preached Advaita vedanta, Upanishads through ...songs, poems, stories, novels & painting
gujjus- Cow dung eaters. 😂😂😂
That is true.
While simultaneously more "modern" than all of us.😊
I've heard ravindra sangeet here and there my whole life but recently I started to actually listen to his songs and I'm truly mesmerized by it.
The words feel like intricate puzzle pieces placed exactly where they belong.
Trust me it's 100 times better if you actually know the meaning.
This video is a gem 💎 I'm from North India, and I'm sad that we have not been tought about Tagore's literature/poetry/philosophy. It's sad. He has a noble price that is not enough as an Indian to learn.
An Educational Tragedy of India.
As a Bengali, I feel extremely blessed to have been born into such an enigmatic, cultured and educated community. I thank God everyday for this. This video reminded me once again how grateful I am and will always be to be a part of my Bengal. Thank you "India in Pixels" for such a beautiful video, from the bottom of my heart! 🙏
Same here.
Hya amio
@@bro-ko3hd ekdm!! 😊
@@srijeetasikder2678 yess! 😊
Same here❤️
You are an individual of culture if you get the reference of, "What a time to be alive!"
This is 2 minutes paper with Dr. Karoly Zsolnai Feher. What a time to be alive! (Btw my pfp was made by Midjourney)
Yup
Hello, dear fellow scholar
This enraged his father, who punished him severely.
I really want to know the reference....
Ashris, thanks for making this video. Not a Bengali, so wasn't really exposed to Tagore's work (though I think his work is transcendental). I am dumbstruck by the depth of দুই পাখি; the artist who's singing the last verse was so touching I cried even without knowing the language. It hits a special part of your heart.
All I want to say is that all Indians are so fortunate to have Bengal as a part of their motherland. Bengal is the epitome of science and logic meeting philosophy, creativity and spirituality. So many brilliant Bengali scientists, logicians, thinkers, poets, musicians, filmmakers and spiritual leaders have blessed our land with their work. I feel so glad today. Love to all Bangla people. জয় বাংলা!
জয় বাংলা জয় বৈদিক সনাতন ধর্ম।। বাংলা ভাষার জন্মদাতা সেই বৈদিক সংস্কৃত ও প্রাকৃত ভাই।। 🔱 রবীন্দ্র নাথ ঠাকুর নিজে বেদান্ত দর্শন প্রচার করেছেন নিজের গানের মাধ্যম এ এটা কি জানিস।।
@@orkkojit That is because the Bengalis of West Bengal and their political dispensations are indeed a burden.
@@pocupineyoulove973 respectfully saying, please leave this country if you can't tolerate other political opinions. This is not a dictatorship, maybe you could try immigrating to Pakistan or China.
Thank you brother.
জয় বাংলা ❤️
@@orkkojit I already left long ago mate because your TMC gundas were targeting my family. They are the ones who cannot tolerate other political opinions. So if I ever find one of you outside WB, it'll be your turn to feel very scared.
As a 17 years girl I am influenced my tagore, Vivekananda, Netaji Shubhas chandra Bose,Sarath Chamdra,Bankim Chandra,,Sister Nivedita,Lalan fakir
😊😊
U should learn about Islam and Muhammad
Welcome to Islam
@@Muhammad78661 worse thing to ever created .
@@Muhammad78661hat bdsk…….virus of human kind 😂
Such a nuanced analysis of Tagore
Just read his " সহজ পাঠ "
On the surface it's really Sahaj Path. So simple that it's the first with which children are introduced here. But underneath it's very rich ...it has many dimensions...
" কাল ছিল ডাল খালি , আজ ফুলে যায় ভরে
বল দেখি তুই মালী হয় সে কেমন করে "
এইজন্যে তিনি শুধু কবি নন, ঋষি কবি ,আরো অনেক কিছু ...
আপনার প্রোফাইলে নাম যাই হোক, দারুণ বললেন। Tagore has never stuck himself within impediments. As a lover, he teaches us how to love, explains what the real form of love is. As a philosopher he opens up our minds with numerous thoughts, ideas and perspectives to look at the life. And of course, as a preacher, he teaches us how to preach and what the true form of the Almighty is.
খুব সুন্দর করে বলেছেন সহজ পাঠ এখনো মনে থাকে মনে আছে ❤️
👍👌🙏🙋
@Abhay Pratap Singh Why Sukumar Ray is also great
@Abul Tabul You go on and tell people you donated blood ? What kinda narcissism is this ? 😂😂
We have a thing called 'Robindrochorcha', which is the study of Tagore. People do research on those. That is very much representative of the significance of his influence in the Bengali culture.
Tagore will always remain immortal in the heart's of millions of his admirers all round the globe.l am very proud to be a Bengali and moreover an lndian.The versatile Tagore's compositions keeps one spell bound 🙏💐🇮🇳💐🙏
I can't believe you aren't a Bengali by birth!
An amazing teacher you are!
Ashris, I want to congratulate you for this video-essay. When the young show such sensitivity and openness of mind and encourage others to do so, one feels deeply hopeful about India's future, particularly in these dark times. It is unfortunate that Tagore has remained trapped within a Bengali echo-chamber and even the cultured people outside Bengali hardly read him. Maybe, you could do a video-essay on Tagore's cosmopolitanism (being a citizen-of-the-world), a theme so fundamentally important in our times.
Bro....do crowdfunding...we all will contribute...and start a lingusitic research centre where these type of poems are explained. This is first time when someone explained concept of 'Ardhanarishvara' so beautifully.
This is one of the best videos I have watched on TH-cam. The poem was sung so beautifully and as I read the English lyrics I get emotional in the end trying to sympathize with both the birds. And the analysis just blew my mind. Although The poem ends on a sad note, I wish and believe there is a 4th stanza somewhere in which both birds, since they can't do anything now, starts adjusting to this life instead of giving up one each other. They now appreciates that they can atleast see each other, talk to each other and touch their beaks. The storyteller free bird now has a listener 'cage' bird. Maybe Ashris can write a 4th stanza using his beautiful mind and ends the poem on a good tone 😊😊
I'm a Bangali. From my childhood I had to study Tagore's poems. One of his poems, " Tal Gachh" is a special one. I studied this when I was a primary student. I found the same poem in my master degree Syllabus.
Being a Bengali it's a blessing for me to feel the words. The complete meaning will be still unknown to me because Thakur's writing needs 3 lives to understand completely. He was a living god. He is someone beyond our understanding.
A rishi.
I'm just baffled by the beauty and eloquence of this video. So perfectly encapsulating the beauty of Tagore. Hats off to you and Robi Thakur ❤
Bruhh , it’s one of the best video on whole utube , I always loved Rabindranath Tagore , recently got into virginia’s writing loved them both and u included then both in one video it’s amazing, kudos to your research
Great essay as always.
I'm struck by the poem "Dui Pakhi".
- If you take it as-is without any emotion clouding your judgement, it's pretty good illustration of Order/Chaos within oneself.
- It's also a tool for sympathy, an extroverted outgoing girl can't under reading obsession of an introverted shy guy; both being correct in their own places, no judgement.
Hedgehog dilemma is also beautifully explored in the Hideaki Anno's masterpiece "Neon Genesis Evangelion" depicting real pains of "getting close"
I think this essay took the bird metaphor in little too many digressions. Tagore is great, though I don't get few of the connotations you've tried to make.
I need to read his poems more! Not much of a poem guy, but I'm inspired to read more after this video.
I'll give you better advice, that you may not appreciate. I am gonna give it anyway, coz I believe it is important and for good reason. Forget Tagore. If you want True Genius, read Plato and Aristotle ...
Neon Genesis Evangelion sent me into depression. It is a masterpiece but very hard to watch sometimes.
@@sayakchoudhury9711 It's good to see Rabi Thakur's poem being used to analyze anime too.
@@DipayanPyne94reading "the republic"😅
We really need to value Tagore more
He is a gem of India
I am just imagining how much effort must have gone into understanding, interpreting the poem also the script just awesome 👍🏼👍🏼
Koi Shabd Nahi Hain AAP Pure TH-cam Peh
Sabse Bhinna Alag Content K Sath Ateh Hain
Lakho TH-camrs Hain same Neech Seh But Apka Way Of Presentation , Depth Knowledge , Naration , Sab Mila k Uttam Ati Uttam
I truly congratulate you for effectively and beautifully packing so much emotion in one video. This video goes on to show how much we have lost as a generation in terms of art and culture and how we hardly have enough structures left that could bring more such people. A child aspiring to become a poet will be shunned in Indian society today. Saddening to say the least!
As being Bengali the last paragraph of the poem ( time stamp- 13:28 ) gave me goosebumps as I shouldn't had to rely on the English Translation to understand. Tagore was indeed a literary genius. I loved the video and the way you put out the similarities and differences between Tagore's poems and Upanishads.
Can I request a similar video on Satyajit Ray? ❤️
He was not just a literary genius, but also a spiritual giant. If you hear his songs, you realise he was deep into Yogic practices. The way he dealt with the tragedies in his life, and there were numerous, you will understand his spiritual depth.
@@newsjunkieish He is an icon for me. To be precise for most of the Bengalis out there. We grew up listening to Rabindra Sangeet. ❤️
Hey can u get the recitation vedio on internet?
You are that Forest Bird of the TH-cam World ☀...Content's are out of the box and so Unique ❤
He is both
He explores a lot through his contents
He also dreams a lot while exploring
Dude... I don't know how to express but YOU are AMAZING because not everyone has this level of perfect balance of CULTURAL CONSERVANCY and TECHNOLOGICAL CURIOCITY in their mind like you do.❤
_SOME WONDERFUL FACTS HERE:_
1. Tagore ventured into a new creative field like *Fine Arts* in the last decades of his life when he was too old. - And created some of the most *enigmatic* and *beguiling* paintings in modern art industry - so much so that when an exhibition was held in Paris, literary giants like André Gide, Paul Valéry, André Malraux among others were astonished.
2. Tagore was probably the only one in Asia to had met with another genius *Albert Einstein* three times. - And got himself once into an intense discussion (debate?) with Einstein on topics such as *true nature of reality* , *Cosmology* , *Spirituality* , and *Quantum Mechanics* to name a few!
3. Tagore, in his lifetime, accomplished a complicated task by synthesizing *Indian Classical* and *Bengali Esoteric* (Bául) and inspiration from *Western Classical* with his own *ingenuity for music* - in order to compose almost 2,300 songs - that are *uniquely identifiable* once you hear them - henceforth, grew a genre called "Rabindrasangeet" in its own.
4. Tagore won *Nobel Prize* in literature in *1913* for 'Gitanjali' (গীতাঞ্জলি) as the first Asian man to do so. - BUT IT IS NOT THE PRIZE THAT MADE HIM SPECIAL OR OUTSTANDING, for LITTLE DID HE CARE for prizes and awards. Remember the aftermath of the *Jallianwala Bagh massacre* in 1919 when Rabindranath *rejected* the *KNIGHTHOOD* (given in 1915 for his Birthday honour by the British Royalty) and *refused* to use 'Sir' before his name in protest against the British Government.
5. Tagore composed our National Anthem 'Jana Gana Mana' in 1911 - way before he became famous in the western world - which was publicly sung in Calcutta (Kolkata) at a session of *Indian National Congress* - and was by no means praise for King George V - but actually a beautiful song showcasing the *unity in diversity* and *ethnic harmony* and *peace and love* for the great nation India. *Thanks for clearing up that long-going ridiculous controversy by some lazy conspiracy theorists.*
6. TAGORE LOVED INDIA SO MUCH and also gave his utmost respect to anyone who worked for and made India proud. It must be mentioned that, the reason Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi - or simply, *Gandhi* - a force to reckon with - an icon of the twentieth century - is now usually called "Mahatma Gandhi" (महात्मा गांधी) is the fact that Tagore gave that *appellation* to him.
While appreciating the points mentioned above, it already seems a superhuman feat in a single man's lifetime if we let alone all of his numerous *Novels* and *Short-stories* , his experimental *Plays* and a handful of pondering *Essays* ! And we are not even talking about Tagore's original ideas for *Education System* (he founded *Visva-Bharati* University at Shántiniketan), his fascinating thoughts for *Rural Development* and *Village Landscape Design* and what not!
RABINDRANATH TAGORE (রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর) was a versatile genius like no other. He is more relevant today. A polymath like Tagore is usually called "Gurudeva" (গুরুদেব) for a reason. To fully grasp his oeuvre and to understand the man, one has to take a multi-disciplinary approach. And you just tend to achieve something like that here. THANK YOU.🙏
One of the greatest documentaries I have ever seen and about one of the greatest legends of the world. I am proud to be a Bengali and my Bengali culture. And you explain the Bangali legacy so well.
Dhonyobad Dada ❤❤❤
Love from Nadia, West Bengal. ❤
Never liked literature subjects in my school (felt like a caged Bird ), after listening to this poem , got the feeling of the forest bird 🕊️. Truly the poem is very deep.
To be honest, I am from a small town where we dont have a good library. All books in my school are about academics. There isn't even a single poem of Tagore in our book. But thanks to internet and you that I got access of Tagore's work 🙏
Millions of books available free in internet from internet archive or project Gutenberg!
Which town?
Keep it up brother... You are doing great... Being a Bengali.. I really get goosebumps whenever I watch your videos.... Take love brother ❤️
And Rabindranath.... He is the spirit of our bengali culture.... His songs, poems always give us words to our emotions.... He is everything to us..... 🙏
This is brilliant.
Thanks for teaching us
You are doing ज्ञान दान 🙏🙏
Though being a bong, never get to feel tagore this way.. My mind just blown out as you point out the narrative of dui pakhi, and don't know why, I break into tears. Its like finding the iternal soul within us. Thanks for the content. Have been following you long on Facebook, wish you more success, and hope for more contents.
Sometimes distance helps see some details that get missed from a close distance. Thank you for expressing this love, I am grateful I get to make things like this that you also feel. To me it makes me feel am not alone.
Thank you ashris , you made a very simple video about a person but idk why i had tears in my eyes and the whole perspective of mine towards life and literatures has change . MAN, LIFE IS A SUFFERING AND A SATISFACTION!! what a creation .
Myyyy God it's been quite a while that I commented on a yt vid but i am literally compelled to appreciate your work the amount of research you put in to make grtttt content like this thank you man !!!!
Many people really argued with me about changing our national anthem because it was dedicated to Gorge V or something , I had no proper answer at that time. It was fault of mine that I didn't ever tried to read our national anthem fully even though I'm a bengali. Thank God I got the answer here and now I'm looking forward to read the full anthem and many more poem like 'Dui Pakhi'.
Btw , your videos ,and knowledge about the topic you are making is super. You just need more and more videos to upload as soon as possible , at least once a week. Then It will spread to the people who don't know about your channel and I'm sure your video will reach to millions of Indians who are really interested in educational content now a days. Indian has the hunger of education and quality knowledge today , they just need more and more good content creater It will revolutionise India. ❤❤
who are these people who thinks bhagya bidhata is some king? they need an education on bengali language honestly
@@srijitamukherjee5018 Bhagya bidhata actually mean some sort saviour, maybe those who fought for independence and betterment of the country , many people also interpret it as the kalki avtar of bishnu
Bhagya Vidhata is the Supreme / Infinity / Almighty and Tagore in many creations expressed the Supreme as King, not a mere human being with power based on social/professional rank.
@@priyadarshinibhattacharyya8814 No , not as a king. In the later on paragraph he clearly mentioned 'You are the affectionate mother' (তুমি স্নেহময়ী মাতা in bengali). So Bharata Bhagya Bidhata is the mother India.
@@shayanraj7840 You didn't get my point. If you reread I have mentioned he referred to Supreme as King in many of his creations. He described India as affectionate mother but the word 'Bidhata' is certainly not, in his own translation he wrote 'Thou art the ruler of the minds of all people, dispenser of India's destiny'.
Great analysis dude, Tagore's creation is timeless , I am proud that I am a part of this community.
Take love and keep it up ❤️
Ashris, earlier I have seen 2/3 videos which were those map orienting, recently I watched the languages videos, anthem, tagore , I am in absolute awe and happy that you and iip team are really hardworking, i would love to learn from you more! ❤️
Rabindranath's songs are so beautiful themselves. His songs for children too have such deep meaning, like "Jonaki Ki Sukhe", where he says how we are our own lights and through our lights we lighten the whole world. It reminded me of the Buddha too who on his death bed said to be our own lamplights.
I used to believe in the national anthem conspiracy. After watching this video, I'm not. Thank you.
what was the conspiracy?
What conspiracy
@@shingekinokyojinthefinalse4459 hain kuch velle jo banate hain video ki tagore was a british stooge he made the song for charles etc etc...
@@Hokage982 okay
@@shingekinokyojinthefinalse4459 *george v sorry😅
Omg I am glad you used the Anusheh Anadil's Version of the song in the second half.
Everyone should check her out, she is very talented.
Was thinking the same..
Which is the 1st version of song?
Heart touching analysis! The last stanza brought me to tears. When I heard the poem as a child, I didn't understand the layered meaning and thought that the poem is encouraging us to be free. But today I related with the caged bird too. Thank you so much for this. A lot of pain is caused just because of our inability to understand other's point of view.
Its rare content and this needs to be reach more audience knowing that Ravindernath tagore ji was from India gives me immense pride .we had a legend and yet amongst indians so many of his masterpieces r not yet acknowledged..thanks for sharing lovely peice of his work ..he is truly a gem and u r absolutely doing great job in making us aware of how great he was..all the best my friend keep making such lovely content
The depth that you go into to explain this one poem from Rabindranath Tagore has truly inspired me to explore his works more this also shows that talent breaks the language barrier though I don't understand bengali I want to experience the joy of reading and understanding his works more Thank you
Please do visit Bengal..
Mayabono biharini harini❤️ is one of my favourites. Infact this song's rock version reintroduced me to rabindrasangeet's beauty. Shundor video!
মাঝে মাঝে তবু দেখা পাই and ভেঙে মোর ঘরের চাবি is my favourite.
@salma Islam amaar bhishon priyo lage eii duto gaan😇
Masculinity and Femininity are two dimensions of who we are. Even the fundamental energy system of humans (as per Yogic sciences) called the _Praanamayokosha_ has the left feminine side called the _Ida_ and the right masculine side called the _Pingala_ and there's the central energy channel which is devoid of the two, or the union of the two and thus represents the divine, the _Sushumna_ . Whatever that is beautiful, lively, graceful and exuberance is the Feminine and whatever that is about the pragmatic realms of life is masculine. You're both together. If you loose either of the two sides of yours, you're just a half life. One becomes a Yogi when their both masculine & feminine sides come together, that's why Shiva is Ardhanārishvara and when he's Natarāja, he wears a Makara Kundalam (an earring specifically for males) on his right ear and a Taatankam (an earring specifically for females) on his left ear. This is Yoga - Union 😌🔯
@MR map I pity your ignorance dear
This has to be the most beautiful, insightful, enlighting and transforming video I've come across in a while. Your videos make me believe again and again how internet is a boon to our society. It is a pure joy to witness such immense hard work and creativity in a video. Kudos to you and your team, can't thank you enough for this.
Great to hear about true aesthetic genius about favorite forever Shri Rabindranath Tagore, beautiful short movie by this youtuber is excellent ❤🙏
Tagore is,was and will be the pride of our subcontinent and not just of bengal.. he was more genius than we can imagine. His contributions to our nation and civilisation will be unforgettable.
Reminds of AIB in their glory
You're videos are like watching a classic, loved it.
This man is on the way showing to the today's Indian and even world thet wow much rich over culture is, Thenkq so much bro.
without all the propaganda as well
Being a Bangali and having studied Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata from the Gitabitan (a collection of all the songs of Tagore which you'll find in many, if not most Bangali households), the fourth verse is what immediately came to my mind when you showed the conspiracy theories, but I had not expected YOU to delve so deep and show it so brilliantly as well...... And your explanation of Dui Pakhi is spot on, as is your Bangla pronunciation which is amazing for a non-Bangali...... Brilliant video to get people into Tagore, thank you so much for making this! Onek bhalobasha Kolkata theke (Lots of love from Kolkata )❤
After watching this video I do realize why you don't upload frequently. These videos are gold, meant to be watched again & again. especially this one. Please make more philosophical/analytical videos about art or literature, etc.
I am Bangali
And my fav songs Rabindranath Thakur
🙏❤️
Every word of Tagore is thought provoking. In fact, whole Bengali literature of that era is way ahead of its time. Can't imagine something of that level being produced by Millennials, Gen X or Gen Z. I can't even expect them to read Tagore and contemporaries. Mass stupidity is reaching an appalling level. From Bangladesh 🇧🇩
It's impressive how this guy can bring things together and make them work.
As always makes me speechless
Wish we had more TH-camrs like you because of whom I'm actually still using TH-cam otherwise this platform has deteriorated a lot.
Nevertheless thanking you for this video with one last bani of Rabi da:
তুমি যদি না দেখা দাও, করো আমায় হেলা; কেমন করে কাটে আমার এমন বাদলবেলা।
His creations should be the part of curriculum.. Being born and brought up in U.P. couldn't get to read him..but after seeing this beautiful video, would love to explore more about him .
And now I can understand,why he was revered by Gandhi , nehru Bose ..His thoughts are much more required now a days , especially with consumerism and materialism taking over us far from inner self .
Thanks to giving us information about tagore, no one talks about tagore except bengolees. Tagore is much more than author and philosopher. Such videos are the best source to spread more about our true legends. We often knows mr. tagore just for jana-gana-mana but from now time start to recognize him in deep.
Thanks #iip to sharing valuable content...🙏
Jay hind...
Rabi Thakur was the Kabiguru, the greatest poet ever....
Call his name before you add kabiguru or biswa kabi
The idols i follow is rabi thakur ❤️
I truly admire him, and his internationalism
Beautiful video! Thank you for this.... As a Bengali who's lived outside Bengal her entire life, I've never had to "study" Bengali as a compulsion, and although I am fluent in Bangla, love the songs and have grown up dancing to these and do feel myself to be a part of this culture, I have also, at times questioned myself and have found a disconnect in trying to tether myself to this culture. Your video has inspired me to take stock and start reading the literary works- and perhaps be able to find my actual connect with Bangla- not because I was born into a Bengali household but cz I genuinely feel a "naadi'r taan".
On a different note, when the video started on the example of the free bird vs caged bird, before I saw the explanations, I actually imagined the example to be about Introverts vs Extroverts. Perhaps just my way of interpreting, but I couldn't help but connect the two. 😅
Dui Pakhi is an interesting poem gave me a different perspective to think....that the caged birds perspective is also a side to understand which we never think of....thanks to IIP for such an interesting well researched video
I agree
Thank you so much for such a detailed and deep-rooted analysis of Tagore's poem - Dui Pakhi. I personally felt this poem differently when I first read it. I felt it like it's an exchange of dialogue between materialism - an imprisoned spirit and spiritualism - a free spirit. The bird of the cage is symbolising the materialism and the bird of the forest is symbolising spiritualism.
Given his background in learning veda/Upanishad, I doubt he talked about materialism vs spiritualism. Maybe, he talked about the apparent or perceived duality in general and how unity appears through love or any higher feelings...maybe
@@sottiki I've liked your reply while I couldn't understand the conflict between someone's thoughts, based on the philosophy of the Vedas and the Upanishads and his ideas of the real world where we continuously face and experience this interplay and balancing of our aspirations for inner spiritual life/reality and our fulfilled (here) or unfulfilled ambitions of the outer material life/world.
@@antarasinha8639 Yeah agree. The duality of spiritualism and materialism is perhaps another pair of Yin & Yang, or Purusha & Prakriti. Where you put in that balance totally depends on your goals, if it's not perfectly balanced there is a price you have to pay at one or more levels of experience "artha" or "sharir" or "atman". If you are aware of that cost, and still pursue your dreams, you are wise, otherwise you are "murkha". For example, a sadhu trying yoga and meditation in the Himalayas for years must be aware of the material opportunity cost, and also totally fine with it, he/she might be happily on track of achieving the spiritual goals...same way a hardworking businessman looking to make big money must be aware of the cost in terms of health, time, peace etc.....
Gurudev is my role model❤, thanks a lot for this video which showed many unexplored things of Rabindranath Tagore ji .
Use of DALL-E (or any AI image generator) is both beautiful and terrifying at same time.
How much of the actual art is going to get buried because computers are making more beautiful images, authenticity going to get lost, it is unnerving.
art seems more great when you know a human mind came up with and not a machine with a grand image library
AI would never write Romeo and Juliet, it's just a series of bad decisions...
@@delphinelisabeth not only has AI/NLP started to do poetry, it's being used in Choose-your-own-adventure narratives like "AI Dungeon"
It is only a matter of time.
@@hemangchauhan2864 aane do aane do ... theatre is called a dying art form ... been around for 2000 years .. marta hi nahin saaaaalaaaa
@@delphinelisabeth All arts/technology excites till the end of time. There will always be people doing circus (and people still watch it) or people using type writer legitimately for work.
That is a separate thought. My comment was regarding rapid advancements in AI/ML.
I'm so fortunate that I know your channel... You're doing something different which is interesting and so amazing... You're video really makes me so happy from my heart.. it's brings a kind of joy that yeah I'm learning something which is not the sake of learning only but also I'm enjoying it... Just keep making videos... You deserve more views more recognition... I'm so proud of you... Keep going..
Great analysis ..... It is a pure example of paradisal aesthetics in the works of Robi Thakur. And the DALL-E artworks gave it a final complete artistic touch. We can find the complex psychological tension between human minds as a metaphor of "দুই পাখি". Just beautiful.
Dude how are you gathering all these things and presenting it in the most spiritual and subtle way??
I didn't knew much about rabindra sangeet & Bengali , but once I was in Bengal and heard "Majhe Majhe tobo" and it just became my song... really hata off to such a creative person
Awesome Ashris! It's great how you explained so beautifully in this video. Tagore's writings have no boundaries, it bears a universal message. ❤️
One of my teacher always compared Tagore's work with onion,you can't guess how many layers are there from outside but as u start reading it or experiencing it you will discover layer after layer.
Also here is my interpretation of dui pakhi when I first read it in the context of the time period...the free bird is a freedom fighter trying to persuade someone indian(the caged Bird)who is perhaps working under the British Empire...the freedom fighter also wants the safety but he chooses to fight for his country and the other one wants to fight for the freedom but chooses the safety of the job.
Thank you iip for this insightful essay.
WoW, literally today I read the 2 birds story in Mandukya Upanishad that too during Bhramha Muhurata.
you literally have the most comforting voice I've ever heard, also I am absolutely falling in love with the Bengali language after watching your videos.