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How does Tagore acknowledge Gandhi’s noble work? - English

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How does Tagore acknowledge Gandhi’s noble work?

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Tagore acknowledges the noble work of Gandhi in his poem. He appreciates the moral courage he had instilled in Indians to suffer at his will. He appreciates the faith of love, faith of life in death, of the victory in defeat, of the power hidden in the frailness of beauty, and of the dignity of pain that accepts hurt but disdains to return it.

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Chapter 5.1: The Convocation Address - Reading [Page 148]

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Chapter 5.1 The Convocation Address
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