Published Works Of Professor Khudiram Das

His first book (Pub: 1953) on Tagore’s Poetical genius and this famous book won him the award of the D. Litt. Degree of Calcutta University.Dr. Das was the first scholar to be awarded this highest degree in Bengali literature by the Calcutta University. The book first published in 1953 attempts to set aside the traditional views about Tagore as a religious mystic and a follower of the doctrines of the Upanishads and through critical revaluation of his poems and dramas the author has able to establish him as a great romantic-mystic poet of modern times. In his study the author displays his wide scholarship in both eastern & western philosophies as well as lines of literary criticism. He has taken into account all the major poetic and dramatic works of Tagore and shows a critical talent rarely found in the field of Bengali literature.

A treaties of more than 300 pages on the aesthetic beauty of Tagore’s poems (PUB: 1966). The author has given a lucid and attractive estimate of the aesthetic value of Tagore’s best poems & songs. While in his first book he devoted himself to finding out the true implications of his poems, in this book he has considered them from a purely aesthetic standpoint.

A book of about 300 pages dealing with the socialistic trends in Tagore’s writings and activities. Apart from devotion to his literary activities, Tagore vigorously engaged himself in rural reconstruction work and upliftment of the economic condition of the utterly indigent section of both Hindus and Muslims with the aim of creating self-administrative village communes of socialistic pattern. Tagore considered this as a very important work in his life–time, touring, lecturing and organising and engaging suitable persons for restoration of the Panchayet system in the villages of mid-North Bengal for the purpose. His creation of Sriniketan as a rural reconstruction centre is also well known. All these found a comprehensive ideological expression in his prose-writing and poems. That Tagore was a socialist, although not a scientific socialist, has been thoroughly brought out in the pages of the book.

A collection of 24 essays by Professor khudiram Das on the Rabindranath Tagore’s thoughts on various subjects like politics, geography, sociology, zoology etc., seemingly distinct essays yet tied together by a common thread of thought i.e. “Chalaman Rabi” the ever evolving through process of the great poet. Dr. Das has shown that, when the modern views were not yet comprehensible to the then contemporary people, Rabindranath’s inquisitive nature was capable of discovering the ailments of the society. Rabindranath was not pleased with the fleeting views of politicians of that era. Thus as an enlightened citizen of then India under British rule, his constructive political views remains a reality after generations. Rabindranath could even foresee the problems of post-independence India. The essays “Sangrami Jagarane Kobir Bhumika” (Poet’s role in Revolutionary Uprising),“Ganachaitanya Jagarone Rabindranath” (Awakening the Public Consciousness by Rabindranath), “Rabindra Bhabadarshe Samaj O Swaraj” (Society and Self Governance Philosophy of Rabindranath), “Manusher Sapakhhe Mahakobi” (Great Poet with the Humanity) provides a detailed insight of how the great poet was actively involved in political and social scene and what his philosophy was on self –governance. Similarly, other esays also explores how modern science influenced Rabindranath and how through his creations he contributed in that scientific movement. “Pranbigyane Kobir Dikkha o Brikkharropone utsaber Prabortan” is another such essay which proves Rabindranath’s progressive views on life science. Through these detailed analysis in this book, Dr Das has once again proves his merit as an authority on Rabindra literature and philosophy.

The famous medieval poet with a scientific text, long introduction and etymological notes. (PUB: 1976, 3rd. Edn.). Kavi Kavi kankana Mukunda is a great poet and social historian of medieval Bengal, but unfortunately, the actual text of his composition has been marred by interpolations. The editors of current printed editions generally depended on more or less recent copies of manuscripts which cannot give a correct text of the composition of the medieval poet flourishing as far back as the end of the 16th century. In this edition Dr. Das has taken much pains to go through the oldest Manuscripts available and has been able to present a dependable text with linguistic annotations and an introduction containing the social history of 16 th. Century Bengal.