GREAT BOOKS OF THE WORLD – PART ( I )

“There is a price for greatness;
if you are not ready for the price,
know that you are not ready to be great.”
Kingsley  Vincent

“Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.”
Rabindranath Tagore

Some time ago, one of my readers wrote about the corrupting influence of some books. The question raised was how to recognise those books in order to avoid them. This gave me an idea about writing about ‘The Great Books of the World’ series. As a philologist (a graduate in Literature), I will do my very best to convey the universal beauty of books that will expand your mind, lift your spirit, and inspire you to greater things in life.

“Lag Jaa Gale” (Embrace me), from the film “Woh Kaun Thi?”, sung by Lata Mageshkar, although the actress is Sadhana (courtesy of Gaane Suno Naye Purane):

RABINDRANATH  TAGORE
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