His songs are affectionately called "Rabindra Sangeet", and cover topics from romantic love in a lush Bengali setting to universal love, often inspired by the lilas of Krishna and the transcendentalism of the Upanishads.
His songs are affectionately called "Rabindra Sangeet", and cover topics from devotion, love, nature and seasons, and patriotism. Tagore's earlier works had been inspired by the lilas of Krishna while his latter works involved transcendentalism of the Upanishads.