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Rabindranath Tagore|biography
Rabindranath Tagore was also a poet, writer, philosopher, painter and eminent educationist | Whenever the history of Indian literature is discussed, it will remain incomplete without the name of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore.
Indian literature Gurudev will always be indebted to Rabindranath Tagore for his contribution. He is the only Indian litterateur to have received the Nobel Prize.
He was also the first Asian to receive the Nobel Prize and the first non-European to receive the Nobel in Literature.
He is the only poet in the world whose compositions are the national anthems of two countries - 'Jana Gana Mana', the national anthem of India and 'Amar Sonar Bangla', the national anthem of Bangladesh, composed by Rabindranath Tagore.
Gurudev and Kaviguru were the surnames of Rabindranath Tagore. He is also known as Rabindranath Tagore.
Name – Rabindranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore
Born – 7 May 1861
Place of Birth – Jorashanko Thakurbari, Kolkata
Died – 7 August 1941
Educational Qualification – He learned Bengali, Sanskrit, English language and subjects like Mathematics, History, Geography etc.
Father's name- Devendranath
Mother's name - Shardadevi.
How was the childhood of Rabindranath Tagore?
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In childhood, Ravindra used to feel like a school prison. After trying three schools, he gave up his schooling, but he was very fond of studying in an independent environment.
Reading and writing continued throughout the day, after insisting in the arena for an hour in the morning, studies of Bangla, Sanskrit, geography, science, health science, music, painting etc. were done.
Later the study of English literature was also started. Due to having a sharp intellect, whatever was taught, he used to learn immediately and never forgot.
Now after getting higher education, he was sent to Vilayat with the desire to become a big government officer. At that time he was only 17 years old.
After reaching Vilayat, he got engrossed in the western social life there, but before the completion of education, he was called back in the year 1880. An attempt was made to send Vilayat again the next year but it was in vain.
Due to the work of Zamindari (Rabindranath Tagore) Rabindranath had to go round the countryside of North and East Bengal and Orissa.
He used to live in the residence of his yacht house, often floating on the banks of the river "Padma". From there he had a colorful view of the life of the river bank. Thus he got a good acquaintance with the countryside and its inhabitants in Bengal.
To whom was Rabindranath Tagore married and how many children did he have?
In 1883 Tagore married Mrinalini Devi and bore five children. Sadly, his wife died in 1902 and later his two children Renuka (in 1903) and Samandranath (in 1907) also passed away. Compositions of Rabindranath Tagore: In 1882, he wrote his most acclaimed poems One of them was written by 'Nirjarar Swapnabhanga'. Rabindranath Tagore Poems in english
1890 when his collection of poems 'Mansi' was released during a visit to his ancestral property in Shiladaha.
The period between 1891 and 1899 proved to be fruitful, during which he wrote 'Galapaguchcha', a vast three-volume collection of short stories.
In 1901, he moved to Shantiniketan, where he composed 'Naivedya' published in 1901, Kheya in 1906. After that many of his works were published and he gained immense popularity among Bengali readers.
In 1912, he went to England. There he presented his works to some of the leading writers including William Butler Yeats, Ezra Pound, Robert Bridges, Ernest Rise and Thomas Sturge Moore. His popularity increased manifold in English-speaking countries after the publication of Gitanjali, and later in 1913. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
In 1915, he was granted a knighthood by the British Crown, which he later relinquished after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919.
From May 1916 to April 1917, he lived in Japan and America where he lectured on 'nationalism' and personality.
In the 1920s and 1930s, he traveled extensively around the world; During his extensive tours touring Latin America, Europe and South-East Asia, he earned endless admirers.
Was Rabindranath Tagore into politics?
Although he put pressure on imperialism, he supported the continuation of British administration in India.
He criticized the Swadeshi movement by Mahatma Gandhi, "The Cult of Charkha" was published in 1925.
Tagore believed in the co-existence of British and Indians and said that British rule in India is a "political trait and our social disease".
He never supported nationalism and considered it as one of the biggest challenges facing humanity.
In this context he once said "A nation is what an entire population believes when a mechanical objective is held".
Nevertheless, he occasionally supported the Indian independence movement and after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre he abandoned his knighthood on 30 May 1919.
His idea of a free India was based not only on its independence from foreign rule, but on the freedom of thought, action and conscience of the citizens.
Rabindranath Tagore's texts:
1) the golden boat
2) Gitanjali
3) Gaura
4) post office
5) the gardner
6) Lipika
Rabindranath Tagore received the award:
'Nobel Prize' for literature in 1913
From the University of Calcutta 'D. Lit' title
Doctorate degree from Oxford University.
When and how did Rabindranath Tagore die?
He became physically weak during the last few years of his life. He died on 7 August 1941 at the age of 80.
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