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Indian PhilosophyArticle 14 · Vol. 1, Issue 4, June 2026 · pp. 123–129
An Analytical Discourse on Bauls’ and Tagore’s Philosophy – From Indian Philosophical Outlook
Dr. Aditi Patra (Nee Ray)
Associate Professor, Department of Philosophy, Bidhannagar College, Department of Higher Education, West Bengal Education Service
Abstract
In this paper, I am searching for some special characteristics of Baul’s philosophy and its resemblance with Tagore’s philosophy as such. But, is there any such kind of philosophy actually existing? If such a philosophy exists, then in what sense does it exist? Rabindranath Tagore, the humanitarian philosopher, as well as in some sense spiritual poet was influenced a lot by some minor religious and philosophical sects of Bengal, i.e. Baul philosophy. Tagore got influenced so much about Baul’s thought because he is also against the so-called institutional education. In this paper, the investigations have been made into how the philosophy of Bauls influenced Tagore’s philosophical literature and how he has tried to uplift himself as well as his surroundings as a knower of ultimate reality. The ideologies of Bauls, whose liminal identities (of being in the world and yet outside of it) play a very significant role in the formation of Tagore’s philosophical and spiritual identity in the late nineteenth and the early twentieth century in Bengal. However, the philosophy of Bauls, especially in Bengal, is briefly discussed in the first section of the paper. Whether Rabindranath Tagore got influenced by Baul’s philosophy at all is dealt with in the second section. In the concluding section, the endeavour has been made to show how the concepts of Baul’s philosophy are reconciled with Tagore’s philosophy.
Keywords:
VyakulaDiwanaManer ManushJîban Devatāself-dedication (Âtmo-samarpan)Bodhihridaya
How to Cite
Dr. Aditi Patra (Nee Ray) (2026). An Analytical Discourse on Bauls’ and Tagore’s Philosophy – From Indian Philosophical Outlook. Veritas: A Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 1(4), 123–129.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21195065
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