Something Old, Something New 
150th Birth Anniversary Tribute to 
Rabindranath Tagore 
edited by Pratapaditya Pal 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
305 x 241 mm Hardcover  
c. 160 pages c. 150 illustrations  
March 2011 
Rs.2500/‐ 
 
 

Humanist, Philosopher, Thinker, Educationist, Aesthete, Poet, Painter who started towards the
end of his life to convert his doodles and fantasies into avant garde expressionist works ... it is
almost impossible to capture even some of Rabindranath Tagore’s facets in a book.
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of a towering personality, this volume will mine insights of
his creative genius – some from the Marg archives, fresh writings, and perspectives on lesser
known aspects and works of Tagore.

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CONTENTS

Introduction
Pratapaditya Pal

Philosophy and Religion of Rabindranath Tagore

Gerald Larson

Tagore on Death and Dying

Madangopal Mukhopadhyay

Shiva and Tagore

Pratapaditya Pal

Looking Afresh at Tagore’s Paintings

Rajeev Lochan

Tagore and Indian Dance: A Reassessment

Sunil Kothari

Tagore Paintings in the Kramrisch Collection

Darielle Mason

Hoppe’s Shantiniketan: A Portfolio of Photographs (with an Introductory note by

Pratapaditya Pal)

Asit Haldar and Rabindranath Tagore

Gautam Haldar (translated from Bengali by Pratapaditya Pal)

Sketches of Tagore-related Places

Rathin Maitra

Many Faces of Tagore by Atul Bose. Portfolio with brief introduction.

Selections from the Marg archives

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CONTRIBUTORS

Pratapaditya Pal: General Editor of Marg

Gerald Larson: Formerly Rabindranath Tagore Professor of Indian Studies, University of

Indiana, Bloomington

Madangopal Mukhopadhyay: Noted Bengali author. Eminent Physician, USA

Rajeev Lochan: Director, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi

Sunil Kothari: Eminent authority on Indian dance and formerly Professor at Rabindra Bharati,
Kolkata

Darielle Mason: Stella Kramrisch Professor of Indian Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art

Gautam Haldar: Writer in Bengali

Rathin Maitra: Veteran Artist

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