The expiry of copyright on Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore's works three days ago has opened a gold mine for publishers, many of whom are ready to cash in on it. The expiry of the copyright, 60 years after the death of the nobel laureate marks the beginning of a new era for Tagore lovers, who had to depend solely on Vishva-Bharati, the university created by him, which held the rights for so long.

Many of them are already set to hit the market in the next '10-15 days' and definitely by the mega event in the bibliophiles' calendar - The Kolkata Book Fair, scheduled later this month.
The publishers, who have opted for the eternal favourites- the bard's collection of poems, songs and short stories, essays on science and social science and works for children, claim to have eminent Tagore scholars on their board of editors to give the readers 'the best'.
Publishing Rabindranath Tagore is prestigious and we are doing more than our best to ensure that the books live up to the most stringent standards, said Mrinal Dutta, owner of 'Asia Publishing'.
He is echoed by his colleagues in the trade, who also promise that prices would be competitive and 'certainly about 25% less than Vishvabharati.' Bureau Report