Biography: Rabindranath Tagore

Biography: Rabindranath Tagore 

            Rabindranath Tagore was a world-famous poet, writer, philosopher, musician, and painter from Bengal. He was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his book Gitanjali.

He was born on May 7, 1861, at Jorasanko in Calcutta. He was the youngest son of Debendranath Tagore, a leading Bengali poet of the 19th century.

He started writing poetry when he was only twelve years old. He wrote poems, songs, novels, short stories, essays, and plays. His poems express nature, spirituality, patriotism, and humanism.

His famous works include:

Gitanjali, Chokher Bali, Gora, Postmaster, Kabuliwala, Dakghar, etc.

He founded Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan in 1921. Tagore believed in universalism, peace, and harmony. He opposed British rule and also criticized narrow nationalism.

He wrote the national anthems of two countries — India and Bangladesh.

Rabindranath Tagore was not just a poet; he was a global thinker, a cultural icon, and a true voice of India.

🕊️ He passed away on August 7, 1941, leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire the world.