{"id":8543,"date":"2025-05-09T22:22:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T16:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/?p=8543"},"modified":"2025-10-24T09:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T03:54:06","slug":"from-zamindars-ledger-to-poets-pen-tagores-literary-response-to-colonial-economics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/volume3-issue4\/from-zamindars-ledger-to-poets-pen-tagores-literary-response-to-colonial-economics\/","title":{"rendered":"From Zamindar\u2019s Ledger to Poet\u2019s Pen: Tagore\u2019s Literary Response to Colonial Economics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color\"><strong>Author: Joyshree Saha<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DOI Link:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/03040018\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/03040018<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong> This article examines how Rabindranath Tagore\u2019s practical experiences as a zamindar fundamentally shaped his literary output, demonstrating that his authentic portrayal of colonial economic exploitation emerged from lived encounters rather than theoretical observation. Through analysis of his economic initiatives\u2014particularly the Patisar Krishi Bank and Sriniketan project\u2014and major literary works including Ghare Baire, Red Oleanders, and Nastanirh, this study reveals how Tagore\u2019s first-hand economic experiences informed his critique of capitalism, nationalism, and materialism in literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keywords:<\/strong> Rabindranath Tagore, Colonial Economics, Zamindar System, Rural Banking, Economic Literature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color\"><strong>Page No: 194-200<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-ast-global-color-6-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/194-200.pdf\">download journal<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author: Joyshree Saha DOI Link: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/03040018 Abstract: This article examines how Rabindranath Tagore\u2019s practical experiences as a zamindar fundamentally shaped his literary output, demonstrating that his authentic portrayal of colonial economic exploitation emerged from lived encounters rather than theoretical observation. Through analysis of his economic initiatives\u2014particularly the Patisar Krishi Bank and Sriniketan project\u2014and major literary &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/volume3-issue4\/from-zamindars-ledger-to-poets-pen-tagores-literary-response-to-colonial-economics\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">From Zamindar\u2019s Ledger to Poet\u2019s Pen: Tagore\u2019s Literary Response to Colonial Economics<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":"","_joinchat":[]},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":false,"author_link":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/author\/asraful-alibiswas\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/category\/volume3-issue4\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Volume3 Issue4<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Author: Joyshree Saha DOI Link: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/03040018 Abstract: This article examines how Rabindranath Tagore\u2019s practical experiences as a zamindar fundamentally shaped his literary output, demonstrating that his authentic portrayal of colonial economic exploitation emerged from lived encounters rather than theoretical observation. 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