Sometimes you find beautiful things on some random website, someone's little nerdy pet project page, and sometimes you find them on a blog right on your blog-roll.
I found a lovely animated short on Sugata's blog. The video is set to Rabindranath Tagore's rendition of his poem Beerpurush ("The Hero", not "The Beer-man", har dee har). Sugata was kind enough to include his own translation of the poem, so double the fun. This kind of stuff belongs not just to school textbooks but on YouTube and blogs. Thanks, Sugata! (Some googling led me to another translation of the poem. Link goes to bolokids.com.)
YT does not credit the animator(s), nor could I google for it. If you know who made this video, please post the names in the comment space.
You can also read Tagore's own translation of this poem (and his other poems) in his classic "The Crescent Moon" on Google Books. The text contains illustrations by the great painter, Nandlal Bose.
3 comments:
Good find. I loved the poem..and oh, had never read "The Crescent Moon", so I am off there..
New blog alert, btw..
Ah, new blog. Will update the roll.
That animation is a lovely piece of work. Too bad the animator's name wasn't given.
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