“amlan das gupta”

This edition of Measure for Measure is an annotated text with detailed notes on the play from different angles. It has a general introduction by the series editor and an introduction to the play by the editor of the book, marking the place of the play in Shakespeare's dramatic career. There is also ... More

Rabindranath Tagore (1861 1941) is known to us today primarily as a poet and litterateur. Not many people, though, are aware of the vital significance of his efforts in the field of education and rural reconstruction. He loved the people of his country and strove for the rights of the rural poor to ... More

The Ashin Das Gupta Omnibus presents twoclassic texts from this renowned historian, accompanied by critical discussionfrom leading scholars. In his introduction to this edition P. J. Marshall provides a detailed overview and presents Ashin Das Gupta and hisseminal contributions to readers. Irfan Hab... More

‘It is not easy to know oneself . . . I have made different attempts to make sense of my life . . . The only thing I have been able to conclude about myself is that I am a poet, nothing else, no matter all the other things I may have done with my life.’The Renaissance man of modern India... More

Edward Thompson, an English poet and Wesleyan missionary--and, later, father of the eminent historian E. P. Thompson--first met Rabindranath Tagore on the day the poet learned he had won the Nobel Prize in 1913. He became closely involved with him and his circle during the preparation of Rabindranat... More