This paper offers a comparative analysis of Rabindranath Tagore’s Gitanjali (with attention to the 1912 English self-translation of the 1910 Bengali text) and selected English translations of Meerabai’s bhakti poems. It examines devotional vision, poetic voice, gendered subjectivity, figurative language, musicality, and translation strategies shaping modern reception. Using a qualitative...
This research paper undertakes a comparative exploration of the spiritual devotion and mystical longing that characterizes Rabindranath Tagore’s Gitanjali and the devotional poems of Meerabai. Both poets, though separated by centuries and differing cultural contexts, embody a deep yearning for the Divine that transcends religious dogma and enters the realm of universal spirituality. The paper...