Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), a well known Indian literary figure is marked for his prolific writing both in poetry and prose. Owing to his astounding versatility and distinctive charm, he has carved a special place for himself in literature. As an author, he bears out an extra ordinary literary career. He is such a coruscating genius whose qualities of head and heart are a beacon light for mankind. His achievement—winning of Nobel Prize for literature in 1913 is remarkably note worthy. The research work, “Lifting the Veil: Society’s Self-Perception in Rabindranath Tagore’s Short Stories” is based on the thirty five short stories of Tagore comprised in the three volumes of Omnibus I, II &III. It attempts to examine the predominant themesof the short stories and modestly highlights some of the select facets of his multidimensional personality which get reflect in his superb style of writing. To facilitate the study of the stories selected, they are grouped according to their thematic affinity rather than the order in which they are written or published or compiled in the three volumes. But some stories as "The Wife's Letter", "The Laboratory", and "The Women Unknown" and some other have also been analysed as they are relevant to the research work.