He was born in Calcutta (now Kolkata), which was then the capital of British India and is now the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal.
Awards and Achievements:
Rabindranath Tagore was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. He received this prestigious award for his collection of poems, “Gitanjali” (Song Offerings), which was translated into English.
He was knighted by the British Crown in 1915, but he renounced the knighthood in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919.
Tagore was a prolific writer, composer, and painter. Apart from “Gitanjali,” he wrote numerous poems, songs, essays, short stories, novels, and plays.
His contributions to literature and culture earned him immense respect not only in India but also worldwide.
Tagore’s influence extended beyond literature into music, art, education, and social reform. He established the Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, which became a center for education and culture.
Rabindranath Tagore’s legacy continues to be celebrated globally, and his works remain influential in literature and beyond.