The Obscurity of Spiritual Preparation Behind Political Culture: The Symbolic World of ‘Kheya’/ রাজনৈতিক সংস্কৃতির অন্তরালে আধ‍্যাত্মিক প্রস্তুতির অজ্ঞাতবাস : ‘খেয়া’ কাব‍্যের সাংকেতিক ভুবন

Abstract

Literature can never become proper without country and society. As the complexity of politics and economics increases, the sanctity of national life becomes insignificant. In the background of this social isolation, Rabindranath’s ‘Kheya’ shows signs of spiritualism. Judging from the context of the movement against the split of Bengal (Banga-Bhanga) and the Swadeshi movement, a fragmented political culture emerges in the early 20th century. From which we can guess what Rabindranath's foresight was in the constructive plan of the country. But the stormy winds of that time also brought signs of failure. Rabindranath did not make a single protest against the current situation, but showed his fair attitude in the poems of ‘Kheya’. The present article presents a chronological analysis of that period.