Chitto Jetha bhayshunyo - wikipedia Chitto Jetha bhayshunyo Where the mind is without fear ( Bengali : চিত্ত যেথা ভয়শূন্য, pronunciation : t͡ʃit̪t̪o Jet̪hɐ Bhɔyʃunno, English transliteration : Chitto Jetha Bhoyshunno ) is a poem written by 1913 Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore before India 's independence. It represents Tagore 's vision of a new and awakened India. The original poem was published in 1910 and was included in the 1910 collection Gitanjali and, in Tagore 's own translation, in its 1912 English edition. Contents 1 English text 2 Bengali text 3 History and translation 4 Popular culture 5 See also 6 References 7 External links English text Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high ; Where knowledge is free ; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments ; By narrow domestic walls ; Where words come out from the depth of truth ; Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection ; Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way ; Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit ; Where the mind is led forward by thee ; Into ever - widening thought and action ; Into that heaven of freedom, My Father, let my country awake. Bengali text চিত্ত যেথা ভয়শূন্য, উচ্চ যেথা শির, জ্ঞান যেথা মুক্ত, যেথা গৃহের প্রাচীর আপন প্রাঙ্গণতলে দিবসশর্বরী বসুধারে রাখে নাই খণ্ড ক্ষুদ্র করি, যেথা বাক্য হৃদয়ের উৎসমুখ হতে উচ্ছ্বসিয়া উঠে, যেথা নির্বারিত স্রোতে দেশে দেশে দিশে দিশে কর্মধারা ধায় অজস্র সহস্রবিধ চরিতার্থতায়, যেথা তুচ্ছ আচারের মরুবালুরাশি বিচারের স্রোতঃপথ ফেলে নাই গ্রাসি, পৌরুষেরে করে নি শতধা, নিত্য যেথা তুমি সর্ব কর্ম চিন্তা আনন্দের নেতা, নিজ হস্তে নির্দয় আঘাত করি, পিতঃ ; ভারতেরে সেই স্বর্গে করো জাগরিত৷ History and translation This poem was most likely composed in 1900. It appeared in the volume Naivedya in the poem titled `` Prarthona '' ( July 1901, Bengali 1308 Bangabda ). The English translation was composed around 1911 when Tagore was translating some of his work into English after a request from William Rothenstein. It appeared as poem 35 in the English Gitanjali, published by the Indian Society, London, in 1912. In 1917, Tagore read out the English version ( then titled ' Indian Prayer ' ) at the Indian National Congress session in Calcutta. As in most of Tagore 's translations for the English Gitanjali, almost every line of the English rendering has been considerably simplified. Line 6 in the English version omits a reference to manliness ( পৌরুষ ), and the stern ending of the original, where the Father is being enjoined to `` strike the sleeping nation without mercy '' has been softened. This poem often appears in textbooks in India and is also popular in Bangladesh. There is a Sinhala translation of this song in the name `` Mage deshaya awadhi karanu mena piyanani '' which was translated into Sinhala by Mahagama Sekara. Popular culture A.R. Rahman composed an Indian Independence Day tribute song `` Jagao Mere Des Ko '' in 2013 featuring the poem, with Suchi and Blaaze, along with an ensemble from KM Music Conservatory. The song was featured in MTV Coke Studio 2013. Aamir Khan recited the Hindi version of the poem in the last episode of the television show Satyamev Jayate. John Abraham recited the English version of the poem in the movie Madras Cafe. The poem is featured in the 2013 Bengali movie Mishawr Rawhoshyo directed by Srijit Mukherji, based on the fictional character named Kakababu by Sunil Gangopadhyay. The progressive rock band Sinister Symphony wrote their song `` Into That Heaven '' based on this poem. Imogen Heap and Vishal - Shekhar based `` Minds Without Fear '' on Chitto Jetha Bhoyshunyo. It was featured on the first episode of the first season of The Dewarists. During his address to the Indian Parliament in 2010, U.S. President Barack Obama quoted lines of this poem. See also Freedom of thought Independence Day ( India ) National revival References Jump up ^ Sisir Kumar Das, ed. ( 1994 ). The English Writings of Rabindranath Tagore, v. 1 : Poems. Sahitya Akademi. p. 9 Jump up ^ Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay, rabIndrajIbanIkathA, 1981, p. 104 Jump up ^ http://www.dhakatribune.com/arts-amp-culture/2013/aug/15/r-rahman-recreates-tagore%E2%80%99s-song Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDYWvfv10aM Jump up ^ http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2010-11-09/news/27622405_1_mani-bhavan-president-barack-obama-today-gandhiji External links Quoted by the Prime Minister at VISHWA BHARATI UNIVERSITY ( 15 - Dec - 2001 ) Quoted at the 66th Session of the Indian History Congress Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high Where the Mind is Without Fear Bengali Songs - Rabindra Sangeet Rabindranath Tagore Life Early life Middle years Political views Chronology Timeline List of works Works Novels Nastanirh ( 1901 ) Chokher Bali ( 1902 - 1903 ) Noukadubi ( 1906 ) Gora ( 1909 ) Ghare Baire ( 1916 ) Chaturanga ( 1916 ) Jogajog ( 1929 ) Shesher Kabita ( 1929 ) Stories Hungry Stones Kabuliwala List of stories Poetry Bhanusimha Thakurer Padabali ( 1884 ) Gitanjali ( 1910 ) Poems and songs Rabindra Sangeet Gitabitan `` Amar Sonar Bangla '' `` Birpurush '' `` Chitto Jetha Bhayshunyo '' `` Dui Bigha Jomi '' `` Ekla Chalo Re '' `` Jana Gana Mana '' `` Jete Nahi Dibo '' `` Vocation '' Plays Valmiki - Pratibha ( 1888 ) Raja ( 1910 ) The Post Office ( 1912 ) Chitra ( 1913 ) Dance dramas Rabindra Nritya Natya Lectures The Religion of Man Essays The Cult of the Charkha Translations Songs of Kabir Film Natir Puja ( 1932 film ) Kshudhita Pashan Collections The Essential Tagore Adaptations Kabuliwala Dak Ghar Charulata Ghare Baire Rabindranath Tagore Teen Kanya Jogajog Stories by Rabindranath Tagore Robi Thakurer Golpo Places Jorasanko Thakur Bari Santiniketan Shahzadpur Shilaidaha Patisar Rabindra Bharati University Rabindra Sadan Rabindra Tirtha Visva - Bharati University Tagore museums Family Tagore family Dwarkanath Ramanath Debendranath Related Adi Brahmo Samaj Rabindra Jayanti The Last Harvest : Paintings of Rabindranath Tagore ( exhibition book ) Rabindra Chitravali ( book ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chitto_Jetha_Bhayshunyo&oldid=861911999 '' Categories : Bangladeshi literature Indian poems Bengali - language poems Talk Contents About Wikipedia বাংলা Edit links This page was last edited on 30 September 2018, at 22 : 50 ( UTC ). 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Question: who wrote where the mind is without fear
Answer: Rabindranath Tagore