Line by Line Summary of Where The Mind Is Without Fear

The setting of Where the Mind is Without Fear:
Where the Mind is Without Fear is set in the India of the poet’s dreams. This is the India that he hopes will be
created after its independence from British rule. However, the converse of everything that the poet envisions is
occurring in India in reality.
Line by Line Summary of Where the Mind is Without Fear:

The poem consists of 11 lines in total. These lines are not divided into stanzas. They are divided into meaningful
segments for the purposes of this summary in order to make the poem easier to follow and understand.
Lines 1 – 4:
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high
Where knowledge is free
Where the world has not been broken up into fragments
By narrow domestic walls
In these lines, the poet starts to imagine what he would like his country to be like. He says that no countryman of his
should live with fear on his mind at all times. Instead, they should hold their heads up fearlessly and have confidence
in themselves. Knowledge should be available to all citizens. That is, educational institutes should admit students of
all races and classes. All the various regions of India and their peoples should be united instead of fighting amongst
themselves for supremacy. They should fight together against a common enemy to determine their common fate.
Lines 5 – 8:
Where words come out from the depth of truth
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way
Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit
In these lines, the poet says that in the India of his dreams, everyone should speak the truth. No person should lie for
his own advantage. Every man should make an effort to improve himself and keep trying till he reaches a stage of
self-perfection. Next, he imagines the reason to be an unsullied stream of water, through which one can progress
easily and without encountering too many obstacles. On the other hand, he imagines habit to be a desert. The stream
of reason seems to him to be lost in the sands of habit. This means that he is saying that the people of his country
blindly believe in their superstitions at present, and he would like them to question these beliefs through the
application of logic.
Lines 9 – 11:
Where the mind is led forward by thee
Into ever-widening thought and action
Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.
In these lines, the poet speaks directly to God. He wants his countrymen to be led by Him so that they broaden the
horizon of both their thoughts and their actions. If they were to do so, then India would be transformed into heaven –
a heaven where all its citizens would be truly free.
This concludes the line by line summary of Where The Mind Is Without Fear by Rabindranath Tagore.
চচচচচ চচচচ চচচচচচচ

চচচচচ চচচচ চচচচচচচ, চচচচ চচচচ চচচ,
চচচচচ চচচচ চচচচচ, চচচচ চচচচচ চচচচচচচ
চচচ চচচচচচচচচচচ চচচচচচচচচচ
চচচচচচচ চচচচ চচচ চচচচ চচচচচচচ চচচ,
চচচচ চচচচচ চচচচচচ চচচচচচ চচচ
চচচচচচচচচচ চচচ, চচচচ চচচচচচচচচ চচচচচচ
চচচচ চচচচ চচচচ চচচচ চচচচচচচচ চচচ
চচচচচ চচচচচচচচ চচচচচচচচচচচ–
চচচচ চচচচচ চচচচচচ চচচচচচচচচচচ
চচচচচচচ চচচচচচচচ চচচচ চচচ চচচচচচ,
চচচচচচচচ চচচ চচ চচচচ; চচচচচ চচচচ
চচচচ চচচচ চচচচ চচচচচচ চচচচচচচ চচচচ–
চচচ চচচচচ চচচচচচ চচচচ চচচ, চচচচ,
চচচচচচচ চচচ চচচচচচচ চচচ চচচচচচচ

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The setting of Where the Mind is Without Fear:

Line by Line Summary of Where the Mind is Without Fear:

Where knowledge is free

Where the world has not been broken up into fragments

By narrow domestic walls

Where words come out from the depth of truth

Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection

Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit

Where the mind is led forward by thee

Into ever-widening thought and action

Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

চচচচচ চচচচ চচচচচচচ

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