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Tagore's famous 'Where the mind is without fear' poem is which numbered poem in Gitanjali?Read the answer and worked solution →The 'Where the mind is without fear' poem is conventionally read as a prayer for:Read the answer and worked solution →

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Tagore's famous 'Where the mind is without fear' poem is which numbered poem in Gitanjali?

Poem 50
Poem 1
Poem 35
Poem 100

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Correct answer: C. Poem 35

1. The freedom-poem is conventionally numbered 35 in Gitanjali. 2. It is widely anthologised in Indian school curricula. 3. It is read as a vision of cultural-national awakening. _Source: Project Gutenberg #7164 — Tagore's Gitanjali (1912 English edition) — "Poem 35 expresses Tagore's vision for human potential: "Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high""_

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The 'Where the mind is without fear' poem is conventionally read as a prayer for:

Religious conversion
Personal wealth
National awakening
Military victory

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Correct answer: C. National awakening

1. The vision combines intellectual freedom, social dignity, and civic openness. 2. Indian nationalist readers received it as a charter for the new nation. 3. The brief explicitly names 'a prayer for national awakening.' _Source: Project Gutenberg #7164 — Tagore's Gitanjali (1912 English edition) — "a prayer for national awakening"_