Rabindranath Tagore

रवींद्रनाथ टैगोर

Literature & writing West Bengal Great mind of history

Poet, writer and educator; in 1913 the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. He wrote Jana Gana Mana.

BORN

7 May 1861

DIED

7 August 1941

HONOUR

Nobel Prize in Literature, 1913

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Key facts

Born: 7 May 1861, Calcutta
Died: 7 August 1941, Calcutta
State of birth: Calcutta, West Bengal
Sector: Literature & writing
Profession: Poet · Nobel laureate in Literature
Gender: Male

In their words

Verified source “जहाँ मन भय से मुक्त हो और सिर ऊँचा हो।” Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high. — Gitanjali (English, 1912), poem 35

Biography

Tagore's English Gitanjali won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. He founded Visva-Bharati at Santiniketan. His songs became the national anthems of India and Bangladesh.

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Timeline

1861Born in Calcutta
1913Nobel Prize in Literature
1921Founds Visva-Bharati
1941Dies in Calcutta

Sources & licences

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