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'''Introduction:'''
Poet Rabindranath Tagore is a poet,philosopher,and teacher. He wrote poetry,drama and fiction in the Bengali language and was also a celebrated artist and musician. [[File:Work_is_Worship_html_m398d4bea.jpg| right]]
He won the noble prize for the literature in 1913 after the publication of 'Digitalizing English', a volume of spiritual poetry. In 1919 he established at Shantiniketan a university for promoting cultural co-operation between the east and the west and named it Vishwa-Bharathi
'''Seven deadly sins by Mahatma Gandhi'''
# wealth without work
# pleasure without conscience
# science without humanity
# knowledge without character
# politics without principle
# commerce without morality
# worship without sacrifice.
'''Quotations which emphasize importance of work or Karmayog:'''
# work before you play
# work is food for noble mind
# There is no shortcut to hard work
# work without love is slavery – M. Teresa
'''New words:'''
# Chant-say a prayer in a singing voice
# Till(verb)-prepare and use land for growing crops
# Garment-dress
# Deliverance-final release from rebirth
# Bead-a small round ball of wood
Theme of the poem:
'''Theme of the poem:'''
Karmayoga (socially productive and useful work) alone will help man achieve liberation from rebirth.
Karmayoga (socially productive and useful work) alone will help man achieve liberation from rebirth.
Best line of the poem which I liked most:
'''Best line of the poem which I liked most:'''
''Put off the thy holy mantle and even like him come down on the dusty soil!''
''Put off the thy holy mantle and even like him come down on the dusty soil!''
Suggested books for further reading:
'''Suggested books for further reading:'''
# Vachana's of lord Basavanna
# Vachana's of Sarvajnana
# Vachana's of Allam Prabhu and Akka mahadevi
