Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore Biography

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was an Indian polymath, poet, philosopher, and artist who is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures of the Bengali Renaissance. He was born in Calcutta, India, and began writing poetry at a young age. He published his first book of poetry, "Sandhya Sangit," in 1884, which was followed by many other volumes of poetry and prose. In 1913, Tagore became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for his collection of poems "Gitanjali." Tagore was also a prolific playwright, novelist, and painter. He was an advocate for education and founded a school, Visva-Bharati University, in Santiniketan, West Bengal, India, which became a center for Indian culture and education. He died in Calcutta in 1941. His works continue to be widely read and celebrated in India and around the world.

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