October nonfiction: These six new Indian titles offer a fresh look at our country’s institutions

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A History of Santiniketan: Rabindranath Tagore and his Life’s Work 1861–1941 , Uma Das Gupta

Rabindranath Tagore saw himself primarily as a poet. Yet, beyond his literary legacy, there was another pursuit that defined his life’s purpose – his devotion to education. He regarded his work in this field as his life’s mission, culminating in the establishment of Visva Bharati University. Nestled in the twin campuses of Santiniketan and Sriniketan in rural southern Bengal, about a hundred miles northwest of Calcutta, this institution became the heart of Tagore’s existence.

Complementing the author’s previous work, A History of Sriniketan: Rabindranath Tagore’s Pioneering Work in Rural Reconstruction , this volume delves into Tagore’s visionary appro