Tagore died, his house is situated in the compound of Shantiniketan, the university founded by Tagore and he was born and brought up in the milieu of Tagore's culture. His name, too, was given by Tagore. But a closer look would unravel the vast difference between the world-outlooks of the two Bengali Nobel Laureates, especially as regards ethics and sustainable development. both of them have considerable contributions in literature pertaining to ethics, ecology and sustainable development but the views are diametrically opposite. This article has endeavored to underpin these differences dispelling the common belief regarding the affinity of their.