In September 1941, as the Germany invaded Russia, the British Empire teetered on collapse, and the USA had yet to enter World War Two, the 1913 Nobel Laureate, Rabindranath Tagore penned his final essay from his home in Bengal. "The Crisis in Civilization" was more than a farewell – it was a profound meditation on the destructiveness of Western civiliza…
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Before the World Changed: Reading Tagore's Prescient 1941 Essay
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Before the World Changed: Reading Tagore's Prescient 1941 Essay
Rabindranath Tagore, Crisis in Civilization, audio reading
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On The Burning Archive Jeff Rich talks about history, culture and the emerging multipolar world. This is the podcast where the past is not dead, the past is not even past. Tune in each week for a big issue in world affairs, some real history, and a fragment from the cultural heritage of the multipolar world. Jeff Rich is an independent author, historian, and retired (minor) government official. Free weekly newsletter at jeffrich.substack.com
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