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Explain background of the poem Where the Mind is Without Fear

Explain background of the poem Where the Mind is Without Fear

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  1. The poem Where The Mind Is Without Fear was written at a time which India was struggling for independence from British. Moreover there were various ill practices which were prevailing in the society.

    There was discrimination against each other, people used to believe in superstitions and had less faith on logic and reasoning. In addition, Indian society was divided into small fragments. There was no concept of unity, fraternity and brotherhood.

    The poem is written in the form of prayer to God in which the poet prays for a perfect country which does not have such evils.

    Read summary of this poem.

  2. It was written to encourage the Indians to have such a country described in the poem . So that the countrymen take oath to have their motherland like the poet dreamt.

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