Abstract
This chapter deals with Tagore's use of Buddhist themes to further his agenda of gender and class emancipation. Buddhism often functions as a symbol of humanism and equality which Tagore believed originally informed the early phase of Indian culture.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Contemporarising Tagore and the World |
| Editors | Imtiaz Ahmed, Muchkund Dubey, Veena Sikri |
| Place of Publication | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Publisher | The University Press Limited (UPL) |
| Chapter | 3 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-984-506-120-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |