Yehudi Menuhin on Rabindranath Tagore
Rukmini Devi Arundale: Tagore and Indian Culture
A Fragrant Memory by Mary van Eeghen-Boissevain
A Fragrant Memory by Mary van Eeghen-Boissevain An extract from The Golden Book of Rabindranath Tagore (p.76-77, 1961) — In September 1920, we had the joy of welcoming ‘the Poet’ to our home in Holland. Our house was on the coast of the Zuider Sea and we had a wide and lovely view towards the setting sun. When I look back on the time the Poet spent with us,...
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We are now celebrating the centenary of our beautiful Naarden Centre, its glorious natural terrain and all the wonderful people who have shaped and cared for it – with a deep feeling of appreciation and gratitude. Someone who has left an indelible mark on this sacred place is Rukmini Devi Arundale. She was Head of the Centre for 52 years, from 1934 until her death in 1986. Being an...
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