Written by one of Bengal’s most famous poets, philosophers, social reformers, and dramatists, he became internationally famous when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913. Tagore has stood out above all literary figures in Bengali culture, and he continues to do so today. This beautiful collection of one-hundred-and-three poems was first published by the ‘India Society of London’ in 1912. The cultural environment in which Bengali speakers live, whether in India or Bangladesh, has been greatly enriched by his poetry, songs, novels, short stories, critical essays, and other writings. – Amartya Sen, Harvard University Economics Nobel Prize winner in 1998.