Rabindranath Tagore

Birth: : 07 May 1861
Death – 7 August 1941

Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, philosopher, artist, and educator who became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his collection of poems, Gitanjali. He is also the composer of India’s national anthem, “Jana Gana Mana,” and contributed significantly to the Bengal Renaissance through his wide-ranging works in literature, music, and art. He founded Visva-Bharati University and famously renounced his knighthood in protest of the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Renowned for: Being the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.

National contributions: Composed India’s national anthem, “Jana Gana Mana,” and Bangladesh’s national anthem, “Amar Sonar Bangla”.

Founder: Established Visva-Bharati University at Shantiniketan, which applied his theories of holistic education.

Literary works: A prolific writer, he authored numerous poems, short stories, novels, and plays. His poetry collection Gitanjali was the work for which he won the Nobel Prize.

Artist and musician: Composed over 2,000 songs (known as Rabindra Sangeet) and was also a prolific painter with a unique style.

Political stance: A strong opponent of colonialism, he resigned his knighthood after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919.

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