translated by Kshitis Roy Illustrated by K G Subramanyan When Kshitis Roy (1911-95) joined Visva-Bharati at Santiniketan in 1934 as a lecturer in English, Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) had just entered the final phase of his lifelong creative adventure; his creativity exploring new possibilities in painting, poetic expression, music, dance and education. Roy soon became part of his inner circle, and a collaborator on many of his projects, particularly as one of the poet's favourite translators. The present volume offers a comprehensive selection of Roy's translations from Tagore, including nearly 170 songs, which are more readings of the originals, than renderings—'neither literal nor literary... an aid to the understanding of the meanings of the songs... an incentive to the Non-Bengali to try and learn some of the songs of Tagore in their original wording and melody,' as he explained himself... Publication Thema