Rabindranath Tagore
The first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (1913), composer of national anthems of Bangladesh and India.
Life & Legacy Overview
Rabindranath Tagore was a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, and painter who reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Author of Gitanjali and founder of Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan.
Notable Works / Milestones:
- Gitanjali (Song Offerings)
- Amar Shonar Bangla (National Anthem of Bangladesh)
- Jana Gana Mana (National Anthem of India)
- Gora
- Ghare Baire
- Shesher Kobita
Key Historical Details
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Famous People
Subcategory:
Birthday
Birthday:
May 7
(1861)
Passed Away:
August 7
(1941)
Birthplace:
Jorasanko Thakurbari, Kolkata, Bengal
Profession:
Poet, Polymath & Nobel Laureate
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