Rabindranather Giteenatya (Bengali Version)

Book Details

• Author: Pranay Kumar Kundu
• Publisher: Bangiya Sahitya Samsad
• Language: Bengali
• ISBN: 9788189827373

About the Book

Rabindranather Giteenatya (Bengali Version) is a distinguished research work that offers a comprehensive study of Rabindranath Tagore’s musical dramas and their unique place in Bengali literature and performing arts. Originally submitted as a doctoral dissertation at the University of Calcutta, the work earned Pranay Kumar Kundu a Ph.D. degree in 1963 and was first published in book form in 1964. After remaining unavailable for many years, it has been reissued in a revised and expanded edition with significant additions and updates.

The book combines rigorous academic research with the author’s personal experience in dance and music. Having been actively involved in the performance of dance dramas for many years, Pranay Kumar Kundu brings a rare practical perspective to his analysis of Rabindranath’s musical theatre. His discussions illuminate the artistic structure, lyrical beauty, dramatic techniques, and performance aspects of the poet’s dance dramas and musical plays.

This revised edition presents a more accessible and refined approach than the earlier version, freeing the work from the formal constraints often associated with academic dissertations. The inclusion of a valuable foreword by the eminent historian and scholar Nihar Ranjan Ray further enhances the significance of the volume. Widely regarded as an important contribution to Rabindra studies, the book remains an indispensable resource for students, researchers, performers, and admirers of Rabindranath Tagore’s dramatic and musical creations.