THE RENAISSANCE IN INDIA
to cast in the greatest vivacity of new influences and develop her initial forms and inspirations. In the rest of India there is often much activity of production and one hears here and there of a solitary poet or prose-writer of genius or notable talent ; but Bengal has already a consi-derable literature of importance, with a distinct spirit and form, well-based and always developing ; she has now a great body of art original, inspired, full of deli-cate beauty and vision ; she has not only two renowned scientists, one of the two world-famous for a central and far-rea-ching discovery, but a young school of research which promises to count for some- thing in the world’s science. It is here therefore that we can observe the trend of the Indian mind and the direction in which it is turning. Especially the art of the Bengal painters is very significant, more so even than the prose of Bunkim or the poetry of Tagore. Bengali poetry has had to feel its way and does not seem yet
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