Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore, a great Indian poet, is my favourite poet. Rabindranath wrote his poems, songs, short stories and other articles in Bengali. I consider myself very fortunate because I can read and write Bengali and so I can read Rabindranath's works in the original.
Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize. He won it for his wonderful collection of devotional sons-"Geetanjali". It was in 1912 that he was awarded the coveted prize. Rabindranath was born in the illustrious Tagore family of Jorasanko in Kolkata in the year 1861. His date of birth, according to the Bengali calender, was 25th Vaisakha(9th May). Rabindranath's father was Maharishi Devendranath Tagore, a deeply religious man who was a leader of the Brahmo Samaj.
Rabindranath wrote many beautiful poems and songs. He was a gifted musician, and composed the music for most of his songs himself. The songs of Tagore, popularly called "Rabindra Sangeet", are very popular with music lovers. Rabindranath wrote short wherein he depicted the social condition of his time. His short stories are still popular.
Rabindranath established, the Santiniketan near Kolkata, a school wherein he experimented with his own ideas in education. It has now become a university- the Viswa Bharati-acknoledged by people all over the world to be a great seat of learning.
Rabindranath died in 1941, but he is still remembered, loved and respected by all for his poems, songs and short stories. he is the national poet of two nations India and Bangladesh. In India, "Jana Gana Mana", a song composed by him, is the national song. The works of Rabindranath have been translated into many languages. We Indians are very much proud of him.

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