Where the mind is without fear

By Rabindranath Tagore.

Ans 1. The poem is written before independence. So the poet is addressing to the youth of India before independence.

Ans 2. The poet is requesting to make a country , where knowledge should be free .It should not have any boundaries or any limitations.

Ans 3. The poet describes the image of clear  stream  losing its way into the desert by using imagery. The poet  tries to convey that even if the situation is grim ,people should have positive thoughts and focused way.

Ans 4. The ‘reason’ here means  rational thinking and clear stream that is why it is compared to it in the poem because the poet wants people to think rationally with getting biased. Thinking should not be based on superstitions.

Ans 5. The qualities which poet wanted  people to inculcate are:-

(A)   The mind is without fear.

(B)    People display their confidence with a sense of pride in themselves.

(C)   Knowledge is easily accessible to all without any disparity.

(D)   Where words come out from the depth of truth.

(E)    Into ever widening thought and action.

Ans 6 .Poets idea of the ‘heaven of freedom’ is that a place or a world where people have freedom of speech, education and to live.Quotations are:-

Where knowledge is free.

Into ever –widening thought and action.

Ans7.Poet wrote this to awaken its country-men from the deep sleep of slavery, illiteracy and superstitions. His inspiration could have been the present running state of that era in India.

 Ans 8. The poet is being hopeful in this poem as he wants his country people to get united for a country where all are happy. The valid reasons are that he is hoping to see his country-men educated, where there is no superstition and all are paid for the efforts  made for living.

Ans 9. Such types of walls are made to divide on the basis of religion, countries etc. Such walls create friction between humans and develop hatred among them.