''Prabhat Sangeet'' is a collection of

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poetry by poet

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...

. The book was first published in 1883 and was followed by Tagore's earlier work ''

Sandhya Sangeet ''Sandhya Sangeet'' (Bengali: সন্ধ্যা সঙ্গীত) is a poetry book written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1882. In English it was translated as Evening Songs. The book was followed by Tagore's another poetry collection ''Prabhat S ...

'' (1882). This works also marks the end of the second stage of Tagore's poetic career.

Theme

In this book the poet celebrated the nature and joyousness of the world. He also resvisited his childhood. Tagore explained: "At last one day, I do not know how, the bolted door was broken open and I got back what I had lost. I did not merely get it back but through the barrier of separation, got a fuller idea of it. That is why I got much mom when in the Prabhat Sangeet, I got back the world of my childhood. Thus easy access to nature followed by separation and reunion marked the end of an episode in the first chapter of my life."

References

{{Rabindranath Tagore, state=collapsed Poetry collections by Rabindranath Tagore Bengali poetry collections 1883_poems 1883 books 1880s poetry books