Rabindranath Tagore was a man of various talents. He was recognized by people all over the globe for his literary works – poetry, philosophies, plays, and especially his songwriting. Rabindranath Tagore was the man who gave India, its National Anthem. He was one of the greatest entities of all time and the only Indian to receive a Nobel Prize.
About Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore was born on the 7th of May, 1861 in the vast city of Calcutta. His Brahman family was wealthy and prominent. His father, Maharishi Debendranath Tagore, was a scholar and religious reformer. Sarada Devi, his mother, died when he was just a young boy.
After his profound writing period, he founded Visva-Bharati, which was a school based on the blending of both Indian and Western philosophy and developing educational practices. Built in 1901, twenty years later it had acquired the status of a university. During his time of the school, Tagore wrote a vast array of novels, poems, an in-depth history of India, a variety of textbooks, as well as a text on teaching methodologies.
Some Facts About Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore wrote poems and plays. Some of the facts about him are given below:
Tagore, the youngest of his family, began composing poetry at the young age of eight.
In 1877 he wrote the short story ‘Bhikharini’ and in 1882 the collection of poems ‘Sandhya Sangit’.
He was only sixteen years old when he was to publish his first short story called “Bhanisimha”.
Tagore wrote his first collection of poems at the age of 17, and it was published by one of his friends as a surprise gift.
In between 1893 and the beginning of the 1890s, he published a total of seven volumes of poetry.
He developed a trusted reputation as a poet and author in both England and the United States upon the international publication of Song Offerings (Gitanjali).
His writings attracted the attention of the committee of the Nobel Prize awards, which was probably one of the highlights of his life.
Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913, becoming the first non-European to receive the honour.