musical tradition, allowing him to create new modes of music, poetry, and drama. However, Tagore neither fully embraced English strictures nor his family's traditionally strict Hindu religious observances either in his life or his art, choosing instead to pick the best from both realms of experience. See also Middle years of Rabindranath Tagore . Citations References . . . . Rabindranath Tagore Vangiya Sahitya Parishad 19th century in India Tagore