Rabindranath Tagore was a famous Bengali writer who reshaped the Bengali language and music. He was born on 7th May 1861 in the city of Kolkata,
West Bengal, Inda. His father was Debendranath Tagore and his mother was Sarada Devi. He was the second-last of his parent’s 14 children. He was a Bengali Brahman by birth and his nickname was “Rab” or “Rabi”.
At the age of eight, he wrote his first poem. In 1877, Tagore published his first large poetry collection. In 1878, he went to London. He got admission at a public school in Brighton, England. He wanted to become a barrister. Later he studied at the University College of London. But in 1880, he did not do well in school. His father called him back from London. His wife’s name was Mrinalini Devi. He got married on 9 December 1883 at the age of 22. He had five children, Renuka Tagore, Madhurilata Tagore, Shamindranath Tagore, Meera Tagore, and Rathindranath Tagore.
In 1890, he began managing his Family’s estates in Shelidah, (present-day Bangladesh). In 1898, his wife and children joined him there. Tagore traveled across the vast estate. He was a poet, novelist, theorist, painter, music composer, and a true Indian and Bengali by heart, author of Gitanjali for which he became the first non- Europe to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1930. He also met Albert Einstein on July 14, 1930, when he went to Einstein’s house in Caputh, near Berlin, and that meeting was called the clash between science and spirituality. He wrote around 2,230 songs, 2,500 paintings, and drawings. He wrote the national anthems of India and Bangladesh. Sri Lanka’s national anthem is based on a Bengali song written by Tagore in 1938. He, after some years he established Shanti Niketan Math in the Guru Shishya style and did awareness of peace and spirituality. I salute Rabindranath Tagore and his work.
Poet, writer, and humanitarian, Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and he played a key role in the renaissance of modern India. He is most widely known for his poetry, but he was also an accomplished author of novels, short stories, plays, and articles. He took an active interest in social, cultural, and artistic endeavors. He has been described as one of the first Twentieth Century’s global men. He died on 7th August 1941 in Kolkata, India at the age of 80.
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