Skip to main content

Primary sourceBook1890

Manasi

Rabindranath Tagore · 1890

An 1890 Bengali poetry collection by Rabindranath Tagore, marking a new maturity in his verse and rhythmical experiments.

This is one of Tagore's own poetry collections, showing the development of his mature poetic style.

Ask Rabindranath Tagore about this sourceView the original(opens in new tab)
Title page of a Bengali book. Top reads 'মানসী' (Manasi), below it 'রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর' (Rabindranath Thakur). A small square emblem sits in the middle. At the bottom, the publisher line reads 'বিশ্বভারতী গ্রন্থনবিভাগ' and 'কলিকাতা' (Calcutta). White background, black text.
Title page, Manasi, by Rabindranath Tagore, 1890.

About this source

What it is

Manasi is a book of Bengali poems written by Rabindranath Tagore, published in 1890. The title means something like 'Mental Images' or 'The Mind's Creation'. Many of its poems were written while Tagore was travelling in Ghazipur.

Why it matters

Manasi belongs to a group of works that scholars call the 'Manasi-Sonar Tari' phase of Tagore's poetry. It is considered his first mature collection, where he tried new rhythms and poetic forms that shaped his later writing. It shows Tagore developing his own voice as a young poet, influenced by his travels and surroundings.

Look closer

  • What does the title page tell you about who published the book and where?
  • Why might travelling to new places have inspired Tagore's writing?
  • What does 'rhythmical experiment' suggest about how Tagore saw poetry?

This book is part of the curated material that grounds the AI version of Rabindranath Tagore on Humy.ai — when students ask about related events, the AI can quote it and cite it.

More Rabindranath Tagore sources

Meet the AI Rabindranath Tagore →
Title page of the book Gitanjali (Song Offerings) by Rabindranath Tagore, a collection of prose translations made by the author from the original Bengali, with an introduction by W. B. Yeats, published by Macmillan and Co., London, 1913.Book

Primary source

Song Offerings

Rabindranath Tagore · 1912

Black and white photograph of Rabindranath Tagore leaving a building, Sigtuna, May 1921.Photograph

Primary source

Tagore Leaves the Sigtuna Foundation

Bertil Waldén · May 1921

Title page of Gitanjali (Song Offerings) by Rabindranath Tagore, a collection of prose translations made by the author from the original Bengali, with an introduction by W. B. Yeats. Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, 1913.Book

Primary source

Gitanjali

Rabindranath Tagore · 1910

Black and white photograph of Rabindranath Tagore standing with K.B. Westman and M. Björkqvist, Sigtuna, May 1921.Photograph

Primary source

Tagore with K.B. Westman and M. Björkqvist

Bertil Waldén · May 1921

Piano sheet music score titled 'Jana Gana Mana' by Rabindranath Tagore, in D minor/F major key with 4/4 time, tempo 96, two staves (treble clef) with dynamics like f, p, ff and a fermata at the end.Document

Primary source

Jana Gana Mana

Rabindranath Tagore · 11 December 1911

Ready when you are

Start chatting with Rabindranath Tagore now.

20 messages free · No credit card · Available in 50+ languages.

Trial Humy for freeGet a quote for institutions