Rabindranath Tagore

1861 - 1941

Here's a short biography of Rabindranath Tagore:

• Born - 7 May 1861, 25th of Baishakh, 1268 (Bengali calendar) in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
• Died - 7 August 1941 (aged 80) in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
• Pen name - Bhanusingha
• Sobriquets - Gurudev, Kobiguru, Biswakobi
• Father - Debendranath Tagore
• Mother - Sarada Devi
• Spouse - Mrinalini Devi
• Children - Renuka Tagore, Shamindranath Tagore, Meera Tagore, Rathindranath Tagore and Madhurilata Tagore
• Occupation - poet, novelist, dramatist, essayist, story-writer, composer, painter, philosopher, social reformer, educationist, linguist, grammarian
• Language - Bengali
• Notable works - Gitanjali, Ghare-Baire, Gora, Jana Gana Mana, Rabindra Sangeet, Amar Shonar Bangla
• Notable awards 22  - Nobel Prize in Literature 1913
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For the film about Tagore, see Rabindranath Tagore (film) .

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