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Children's Books Children’s BooksR100 VOLUME XLIII NUMBER 11 NOVEMBER 2019 List of the books whom reviews have been published in TBR S. No. Title Page No. 1. A week along the Ganga 19 2. Hanna ka Suitcase 42 3. Picnic at Palashpur 38 4. Palashpur mein Picnic 38 5. Do Naam Wala Ladka 47 6. School ki Ankahi Kahaniyan 47 7. Kiki 47 8. Kahani Ranjan Ki 48 9. Adrashya Log 48 10. Manya Ki Dahaad 48 11. Ajooba Aur Anya Kahaniyan 48 12. Chutki and Cheero 57 13. Chutki Aur Cheero 57 14. Siyar Aur Mor 61 15. Hau hau Happ 61 16. So Ja Ulloo 62 17. Macher Jhol 62 18. Lal Phoolon Ki Khushbu Peeli 62 19. Pyari Madam 62 20. Kittoo Udan Chhoo 65 21. Chashma Naya Hai 65 22. Payal is Lost 66 23. Payal Kho Gayee 66 24. While the Men Went Hunting, 66 What did the women do? 25. While the Women went Hunting, 66 What did the men do? 26. Thanv Thanv Ghooma 69 27. Nangu Nangu Naach 69 28. Meri Zoya Chail Gayee 69 29. School Mein Thatha 69 30. Forthcoming This is the first one-volume guide in English, or indeed in Bengali, to the full spectrum of Tagore’s multi-faceted genius. It will cater to students and scholars of Indian and world literature, Indian history, culture, philosophy, music, art, and South Asia studies. C haudhuri Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) has always been an iconic presence in Indian literature. International interest in his work soared after he received the Nobel Prize in 1913, declined thereafter, but has increased again in recent years. He practised all the major literary genres – poetry, drama, fiction, and a range of non-fictional writings. In addition, he was a song-writer, composer, painter, philosopher, educationist, social thinker, and public intellectual. There is no one-volume guide to the range of achievements of this multi- The Cambridge Companion to faceted genius in English, or indeed in his own language, Bengali. The Cambridge Companion to Rabindranath Tagore takes on that challenging task. It contains a series of critical surveys of the chief sectors of his artistic output and its reception, followed by a number of more specialized studies on particular topics and fields of activity. The authors are among the leading Tagore experts from India and abroad. They have drawn upon the entire body of relevant material in Bengali and English, besides other languages as appropriate. They have also woven into their accounts the historical and cultural background of Tagore’s time, a period of exceptional ferment and creativity for Bengal and India. This is the first major volume on Tagore in English to take full stock of the Rabindranath Tagore untranslated Bengali works that comprise the greater part of his oeuvre. It includes an index of the primary works used in this collection, with full details of their complex history of transmission, as well as a substantial reading list The Cambridge Companion to for Tagore studies in English. It will be an indispensable guide for all scholars, students, and general readers of Tagore and his times, even those who can access his works and related scholarship in Bengali. Rabindranath Sukanta Chaudhuri is Professor Emeritus, Department of English, Jadavpur University. Tagore Cover illustration courtesy: Avijit Bouri/Shutterstock Edited by Sukanta Chaudhuri Cambridge Companions are a series of authoritative guides, written by leading experts, offering lively, accessible introductions to major writers, artists, philosophers, topics, and periods. It includes over 600 Companion titles, over 4,000 essays, as well as bibliographies and further reading. Cambridge University Press India Pvt. 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