My Reminiscences

This translation by Surendranath Tagore is an autobiographical account of the first twenty-seven formative years of Tagore’s life. W B Yeats called it a rich and most valuable work. Written with wit, wisdom and more than a little self-mockery, it gives a unique and enduring insight into his life. Born into a brilliant and highly aristocratic family, Tagore was the most dazzling instance of the benefits of the cultural collision between the Bengal Renaissance and the high noon of the British Empire, as evidenced by his deep appreciation and grasp of Bengali and English literature, classical music, Irish songs etc., acquired within the first two decades of his life.