Awarded the Noble Prize for Literature in 1913, Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) is considered the most important poet of modem-day India. He is prized along with Mahatma Gandhi as a foremost intellectual and spiritual advocate of India's liberation from imperial rule. This inspiring collection of Tagore's poetry represent his "simple prayers of common life." Each of the seventy-seven prayers is an eloquent affirmation of the divine in the face of both joy and sorrow. Like the "Psalms of David, they transcend time and speak directly to the human heart. [Edit review] [Delete review]