Among his expansive and impressive body of work, Gitanjali is regarded as one of his greatest achievements, and has been a perennial bestseller since it was first published in 1910.

    The story reflects the social, political and religious scene in Bengal at the turn of the century. The forces that were operating in Bengal at that time were one of the intense nationalism and revival of ancient spiritual values and also that of liberal western thought. What makes Gora a great prose epic is not only its social content but also its brilliant story of self-searching, of resolution, of conflicts and of self discovery.

    The Bengal Secretariat- Book Depot published the first edition"The Kingdom of Dobru Panna" is added in this edition and Appendices- Santal Parganas Act 1855, Santal by HH Risley, The Santal Rebellion by Culshaw and Archer, Santal Rebellion Songs and Introduction by Bihar Government, as well as an Index and Maps