Balaka (Bengali poetry)

Balaka (Bengali: বলাকা: English: "A Flight of Swans") is a Bengali poetry book written by Rabindranath Tagore. It was published in 1916. It is the first significant work of the "Balaka Stage" of Rabindranath's poetry.

Dedication
Tagore dedicated the book to W. Pearson. He was his friend.

Theme
Rabindranath was a worshipper of speed. The melody of consciousness of the poet-mind is evident in the book. The dynamics of creation, the mystery of eternal velocity in the universe is observed in it.