Asia

Richard J Walsh, Asia, Asia Magazine, Inc., Volume XXXIV, No.2, 1934

125 pages including a 3 page essay The Parrot's Training by Rabindrath Tagore, painting by Major Felton titled Stalking Panther on the cover page; paperback
12 x 9 in (30.5 x 23 cm)

This essay is part of Tagore's famous satire on the futility of education through rote-learning from books - 'parrot-fashion' - then prevalent in India. He was a pioneer of creative education in India and started the school Patha Bhavana at Santiniketan in 1901 with a philosophy of learning with the heart in closeness to nature as opposed to the strict, repetitive and the rote learning system that was common during Tagore's childhood. The humorous drawings in the essay are by Tagore's artist nephew Abanindranath Tagore, the founder of the Bengal School of Art.

"Asia was an American magazine that featured reporting about Asia and its people, including the Far East, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Middle East. From 1934 to 1946, it was edited by Richard J. Walsh, with extensive contributions from his wife, Pearl S. Buck. Under their influence, the journal published many prominent Asian literary and political figures and American authorities. It was headquartered in Orange, Connecticut. In 1946, after many years of financial trouble, it was merged into a new journal, United Nations World". (Source: Wikipedia)

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