Palataka (book)

Palataka (Bengali: পলাতকা; English: "The Runaway" or "The Fugitive" ) is a Bengali poetry book written by Rabindranath Tagore Tagore. It was published in 1918. It consists of 15 poems.

Background
There were mainly two points behind the writing of the book "Palataka". These are: (a) the political tensions and (b) the serious social conditions of the Indian women. The book shows Tagore's rebellious nature and reflects his sensitivity to social life.

List of poems
The poems of "Palataka" are:


 * 1) Palataka
 * 2) Phanki
 * 3) Mala
 * 4) Kalo meye
 * 5) Hariye-jaoya
 * 6) Chiradiner daga
 * 7) Mayer samman
 * 8) Bhola
 * 9) Asol
 * 10) Shesh gaan
 * 11) Mukti
 * 12) Nishkriti
 * 13) Chinnyo patra
 * 14) Thakurdadar chuti
 * 15) Shesh pratistha