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Rabindranath Tagore
AuthorBooks · Second hand1861-1941
Rabindranath Tagore, was a British Indian poet, author, playwright, musician, composer, philosopher, social reformer, painter, and one of the foremost figures of the Bengal Renaissance. In 1913, Tagore became the first Indian and Asian to win a Nobel Prize in any category, and also the first lyricist and non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. A significant moulder of culture within Bengal and the Indian subcontinent, he wrote and composed the national anthems of India and Bangladesh.
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About Rabindranath Tagore
Birth
1861
Death
1941
First book
1880
Years writing
61
Rabindranath Tagore, was a British Indian poet, author, playwright, musician, composer, philosopher, social reformer, painter, and one of the foremost figures of the Bengal Renaissance. In 1913, Tagore became the first Indian and Asian to win a Nobel Prize in any category, and also the first lyricist and non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. A significant moulder of culture within Bengal and the Indian subcontinent, he wrote and composed the national anthems of India and Bangladesh.
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Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali polymath who profoundly reshaped the literature and music of his region.
In 1913, he became the first non-European author to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature.
His most famous work, Gitanjali, is celebrated for the sensitivity, freshness, and beauty of its verses.
Throughout his prolific career, he wrote over 2,000 works spanning genres such as poetry, essays, and novels.
Beyond his writing, he was a multidisciplinary artist who excelled as a painter, composer, and social reformer.
