About Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore, was a Bengali poet, author, playwright, musician, composer, philosopher, social reformer, painter, and one of the foremost figures of the Bengal Renaissance. 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 Bengal and the Indian subcontinent, he wrote and composed the national anthems of India and Bangladesh.
Known for:
The Home and the World|Gitanjali|Chaturanga|Nastanirh|Raja|Ghare-Bhaire|Dak Ghar|Shesher Kabita|Jogajog|Stray Birds|Valmikipratibha|Postmaster|Noukadubi|Gora|Kshudhita Pashan|Bhanusimha Thakurer Padabali|Q97823937|Kabuliwala
Notable works:
Gitanjali (song offerings): a collection of prose translations made by the author from the original Bengali
Awards:
Nobel Prize in Literature|Knight Bachelor|Officer of the Order of the British Empire|honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta
