Rabindranath Thakur FRAS (Bengali: [roˈbindɾonatʰ ˈʈʰakuɾ]; [1] anglicised as Rabindranath Tagore / rəˈbɪndrənɑːt təˈɡɔːr / ⓘ; 7 May 1861 [2] – 7 August 1941 [3]) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter of the Bengal Renaissance. [4][5][6] He reshaped Bengali literature...

Mar 28, 2025 · Rabindranath Tagore, the revered Bengali poet and polymath, left an enduring legacy through his profound literary works and became the first non-European Nobel laureate in Literature.

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was the youngest son of Debendranath Tagore, a leader of the Brahmo Samaj, which was a new religious sect in nineteenth-century Bengal and which attempted a revival of the ultimate monistic basis of Hinduism as laid down in the Upanishads.

As a short story writer, Tagore was not only a pioneer in Bengali literature, but he also paved the way for modern writers like Premchand and such contemporary writers as Mulk Raj Anand, Raja Rao, and R.K. Narain.

The Padma, the houseboat ("Bajra") of the Tagore family, at Shilaidaha Kuthibadi, where Tagore wrote many of his short stories and other works. Below is a chronological list of works by Rabindranath Tagore between 1877 and 1941.

Apr 2, 2014 · Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, novelist and painter best known for being the first non-European to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.

Rabindranath Tagore (/ rəˈbɪndrənɑːθ tæˈɡɔːr / (listen) rə-BIN-drə-nahth ta-GOR; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941), known in Bengali as Robindronath Ṭhakur (রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর [roˈbindɾonatʰ ˈʈʰakuɾ]) and in Hindi as Rabīndranāth Ṭhākur (रबीन्द्रनाथ ठाकुर [rəˈbiːndɾənaːtʰ ˈʈʰaːkʊɾ]), was a poet, philosopher, and artist.

The works of Rabindranath Tagore consist of poems, novels, short stories, dramas, paintings, drawings, and music that Bengali poet and Brahmo philosopher Rabindranath Tagore created over his lifetime.

Rabindranath Tagore's writing is deeply rooted in both Indian and Western learning traditions. Apart from fiction in the form of poetry, songs, stories, and dramas, it also includes portrayals of common people's lives, literary criticism, philosophy, and social issues.

Rabindranath Tagore, also known as Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who made great contribution to Indian literature, music, as well as art. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. Let's take a look at his childhood, life history, works and achievements.