白开元

Bai Kaiyuan is a Chinese author known for translating Indian literature and writing on Rabindranath Tagore. Public information about him is limited, and details such as his nationality and dates of birth and death are not recorded in the available sources. The three works by him listed here nonetheless indicate his focus as a writer and editor: he has translated or compiled the prose and drama volumes of Selected Works of Tagore, bringing Tagore's essays and plays to Chinese readers, and his biography Humility and Greatness: A Life of Tagore traces Tagore's life and thought from a biographical perspective. Classified under world classics and general biography, these books address general readers and literary enthusiasts, combining literary popularization with biographical study. Overall, Bai Kaiyuan's work centers on the organization, translation, and commentary of Indian literature, especially Tagore's writings, offering an accessible window into Chinese-Indian literary exchange.