I decided to do my last artifact on something related to Rabindranath since I had just completed a presentation on him. I asked Sabrina if it was feasible for me to read a simple poem by him- luckily we found a perfect one! It was short and the script barely had conjuncts; the ones that were there I was already familiar with.
Anyway, the poem is "Chini go Chini" and I thought it was wonderful because he had written this song/poem for a woman he met in South America. I can't recall her name, however I remember when I was doing research on him, I came across a relationship he had with a woman after his wife had died. This was not a typical relationship, however, which is what makes it extraordinary. I think it was clear that they were both in love with each other, but Rabindranath, a conservative man who valued their actual friendship and connection, never crossed any boundary with her or advanced their romantic relationship. Although she had expressed a desire to be something more than just friends, they forever remained platonic and it never furthered. Learning about that I was amazed and found it extremely touching- made me admire him even more! And this poem is very sweet; it's now one of my favorites by him.
Here's a song version of it:
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