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Rabindranath Tagore

Also known as Rabīndranātha Thākur, Kabiguru, Tagore, Bishwakabi, R. Tagore, Rabindranat Tagor, Bhanu Singha Thakur, Gurudev

Bengali poet, philosopher and polymath (1861–1941)

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Rabindranath Tagore was a human born in Kolkata, British India, on 7 May 1861, and died there on 7 August 1941. A citizen of the British Raj, he worked as a painter, poet, composer, and playwright. He was educated at University College London and spoke English and Bangla. His notable works include *Gitanjali*, *Ghare-Bhaire*, *Valmikipratibha*, and *Jogajog*.

Tagore received the Nobel Prize in Literature, the Officer of the Order of the British Empire, and the title of Knight Bachelor. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature and is recognized in the Nobel Literature collection. He was the son of Debendranath Tagore and the spouse of Mrinalini Devi. His siblings included Swarnakumari Devi, Hemendranath Tagore, Jyotirindranath Tagore, and Dwijendranath Tagore.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 7 May 1861
Died: 7 August 1941
Works: 2000

Top works

Sānāi
Gītabitāna
Mirari ; Ustulare ; Movere ; Retinere ; Revelare ; Sublimare ; Unire ; Paradis
The post office
Chitrath

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Film & TV

Writing · Calcutta, British India

Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali polymath — poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter. He reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as Indian art in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Author of the Gitanjali (Song Offerings), he became in 1913 the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Tagore's poetic songs were viewed as spiritual…

Known for

Rabindranath Tagore — Self (Archive footage)1961
Natir Puja1932

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: India
Active from: 1861
Active to: 1941

Discography

Nirabo Nirjane1999
Tomar Binai Gaan Chili1999
Memorable Tagore Songs2001
Anandadhara Abismraniyo Rabindrasangeet2007
Birohini2007
Nutan Aloay2010
Rabindra Arghya - Vol 12010
Sakal Khelay Korse Khela Ei Ami2010
Sedin Dujane2010
Tagore 4 2moro2010

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 5,733
Total plays: 33,510

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Epidemiology of Pancreatic Cancer: Global Trends, Etiology and Risk Factors
· 2019 · cited 1,985x
A Comprehensive Survey on Internet of Things (IoT) Toward 5G Wireless Systems
· 2020 · cited 1,542x
Epidemiology of colorectal cancer: incidence, mortality, survival, and risk factors
· 2019 · cited 1,008x
Derivation of Oocytes from Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells
· 2003 · cited 820x
Epidemiology of esophageal cancer: update in global trends, etiology and risk factors
· 2020 · cited 685x

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Authority record · VIAF

Lifespan: 1861–1941
Nationality: IN
Role / Field: Poets, Poet, Philosophers, Painter, Escritores, Literatura
Language: ben, eng, hin
Gender: Male

Recorded by 44 libraries

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Music

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Quotes

“It was indeed a great day not only for the Sikhs but also for the whole of India when Guru Govinda, defying the age-long conventions of the Hindu society, made his followers one, by breaking down all barriers of caste and thereby made them free to inherit the true blessings of a self-respecting manhood. Sikhism has a brave message to the people and it has a noble record.”
“The truth comes as conqueror only because we have lost the art of receiving it as guest.”
“The time has come when badges of honour make our shame glaring in the incongruous context of humiliation, and I for my part, wish to stand, shorn, of all special distinctions, by the side of those of my countrymen who, for their so called insignificance, are liable to suffer degradation not fit for human beings.”
“The idea of the Nation is one of the most powerful anaesthetics that Man has invented. Under the influence of its fumes the whole people can carry out its systematic programme of the most virulent self-seeking without being in the least aware of its moral perversion,-in fact feeling dangerously resentful if it is pointed out.”
“In the heart of Europe runs the purest stream of human love, of justice, of spirit of self-sacrifice for higher ideals. The Christian culture of centuries has sunk deep in her life's core. In Europe we have seen noble minds who have ever stood up for the rights of man irrespective of colour and creed.”
“What India has been, the whole world is now. The whole world is becoming one country through scientific facility. And the moment is arriving when you also must find a basis of unity which is not political. If India can offer to the world her solution, it will be a contribution to humanity. There is only one history — the history of Man. All national histories are merely chapters in the larger one.”

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Nobel Prize

The Nobel Prize in Literature1913
“because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West”

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Works in European collections

24 objects attributed to Rabindranath Tagore, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Rabindranath Thakur FRAS ( Bengali: [roˈbindɾonatʰ ˈʈʰakuɾ]; anglicised as Rabindranath Tagore /rəˈbɪndrənɑːt təˈɡɔːr/ ; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941), also known by his pseudonym Bhanusimha (Sun Lion) was a Bengali polymath (poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter) of the Bengal Renaissance period. In 1913, Tagore became the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize in any category, and also the first lyricist and non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. A significant moulder of culture within the Indian subcontinent, he wrote and composed the national anthems of India and Bangladesh.

He reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was the author of the "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful" poetry of Gitanjali. Tagore's poetic songs were viewed as spiritual and mercurial; his elegant prose and magical poetry were widely popular in the Indian subcontinent. He was a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society. Referred to as "the Bard of Bengal", Tagore was known by the sobriquets Gurudev, Kobiguru, and Biswokobi.

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