Tagore's Creative Exegesis of Hindu Worldviews

In this podcast episode, the speaker explores the creative works of Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore and how he reinterprets pre-modern Hindu worldviews to shape his vision of the relation between self and other. Tagore's religious writings intertwine the concepts of human and divine relationality, drawing inspiration from Hindu scriptures like the Upanishads and Bhagavad Gita. Through his poetic styles, Tagore reaches back into the deep history of Hindu cosmology and rearticulates its central concepts in his songs. He emphasizes that Hindu tradition serves as a toolbox of resources to engage with present-day concerns and advocates for the unity between humanity and divinity as the foundation for social relations with others.