Quick Info
| Profession | Poet, writer, composer, playwright and painter |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Date of Birth | 07/05/1861 |
| Age | 80 years (died on 07, Aug, 1941) |
| Birthplace | Jorasanko, Calcutta (now Kolkata), British India |
| Date of Death | 07/08/1941 |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
Latest News about Rabindranath Tagore
The Prime Ministers of India and Sweden exchanged special gifts that celebrated the shared cultural legacy of Rabindranath Tagore. The exchange highlighted his lasting influence on cultural ties between the two countries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on the occasion of Pochishe Boishakh, the Bengali festival marking his birth. The tribute highlighted his enduring cultural legacy.
India and Bengal marked the 165th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore with cultural programmes, prayers and processions in Kolkata and elsewhere. Major events were held at Rabindra Sadan and a state-sponsored cultural gala at Cathedral Road. Observances followed both the Gregorian and Bengali calendars this year.
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Bio/Wiki
| Summary | Bengali polymath who reshaped modern Bengali literature, music and education, and became the first non-European Nobel laureate in Literature in 1913. He was also a key cultural figure of the Bengal Renaissance and an advocate of Indian self-rule and internationalism. |
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Educational Qualification(s)
| Schooling | Educated largely at home by private tutors |
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| Higher Study | Went to England in the late 1870s to study law, but did not pursue a legal career |
Personal Life
| Notes | Raised largely by servants in a large household after his mother's death in his childhood. Lost his wife and two of his children during his years at Santiniketan. |
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Relationships & More
| Spouse | Mrinalini Devi (m. 1883; died 1902) |
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| Children | Madhurilata, Renukarani, Rathindranath, Shamindranath |
Family
| Father | Debendranath Tagore |
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| Mother | Sarada Devi |
| Grandfather | Dwarkanath Tagore |
Career
| Literature | Wrote poetry, novels, short stories, plays, essays and songs; Gitanjali brought him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 |
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| Music | Composed a very large body of songs; wrote the national anthems of India (Jana Gana Mana) and Bangladesh (Amar Shonar Bangla) |
| Education | Founded an experimental school at Santiniketan in 1901, which later grew into Visva-Bharati University |
| Art | Took up painting in his later years |
| Public Life | Lectured across Europe, America and East Asia and supported Indian independence |
Some Lesser Known Facts
| 1. He composed more than two thousand songs over his lifetime. | |
| 2. He began writing poetry at around the age of eight. | |
| 3. He is known by the titles Gurudev and Kabiguru. | |
| 4. He renounced his knighthood in 1919 in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. |
