Rabindranath TagorePoet, writer, cartoonist and humanitarian, Rabindranath Tagorewas the first Indian to be awarded the Nobel Prize forLiterature and he played a key role in the renaissance ofmodern India. Tagore is most widely known for his poetry, buthe was also an accomplished author of novels, short stories,plays and articles. He took an active interest in a widespreadrange of social, cultural and artistic endeavours. He has beendescribed as one of the first Twentieth Century’s global man.

Rabindranath was born on 7 May 1861 Calcutta. His fatherDebendranath Tagore was a leading light in the Brahmo Samaj.Debendranath Tagore also encouraged his family to learnEnglish. His mother Saradadevi was a homemaker.Rabindranath began writing from an early age and impressedwith his free-flowing style and spontaneous compositions. Hemostly rejected formal schooling; he spent much time beingtaught at home. In 1878 he travelled to England and sought tostudy law at University College, London, but he left beforefinishing the degree.

After returning to India, in 1901, Tagore moved toShantiniketan to found an ashram which became his focalpoint for writing and his view on schooling. He chose the namefor the ashram – Shantiniketan meaning ‘Abode of Peace.’He is the founder of Viswabharathi University. His notableworks include Gitanjali, Gora and Rabindrasangeet. In 1913,Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature for his work‘Gitanjali‘ This made his writings internationally known and hisfame spread throughout the world.After years of long term illness, Tagore died on August 7, 1941,at the age of 80 years.

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