The Mahatma And The Poet

Put together for the first time from various published and unpublished sources, this book is a collection of letters and debates exchanged between Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore between 1915 and 1941. The introduction by the compilor examines the historical context of the correspondence and provides an overview of the major issues discussed. This book is a collection of letters and debates exchanged by Mahatma Gandhi and Ranindranath Tagore between 1915 and 1941. They have been put together for the first time from old journals and various published and unpublished sources. The letters, of a private nature, preserved in the archives of Visva-Bharati, the University founded by Tagore, are of great historical interest. The debates are issues which contribute to be relevant to this day and age. An 'Introduction' by the editor examines the historical context of the correspondence and provides an overview of the major questions discussed in these writings.