The Talk
Manthan Samvaad 2017, an annual Manthan festival held on Oct 2nd each year is proud to present Mr Nitin Dey
Where the mind is without fear
Is the mind without fear?
Rabindranath Tagore’s “Where the mind is without fear” is perhaps the most popular poem in India. Written in 1901 when India was under British colonial rule, it painted a lofty vision of freedom for the country and for the individual, that transcended a mere change in who ruled over India. Today almost 120 years after he wrote the poem, and after almost 70 years as a liberal democratic republic, how close are we to achieving the goals the poet outlined? Where and how much have we progressed? Where and how much have regressed?
With the Poet’s verse as a benchmark, let this at this Manthan conduct an appraisal of where we are today in the quest for a “heaven of freedom” and what we must do so that our country can awake to it