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| image_caption = Rabindranath Tagore in the 1930s | | image_caption = Rabindranath Tagore in the 1930s | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1861|05|07}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date|1861|05|07}} | ||
| birth_place = | | birth_place = Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now Kolkata, West Bengal, India) | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1941|08|07|1861|05|07}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|1941|08|07|1861|05|07}} | ||
| death_place = | | death_place = Calcutta, British India | ||
| resting_place = | | resting_place = Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan | ||
| nationality = Indian | | nationality = Indian | ||
| occupation = Poet, Writer, Composer, Philosopher, Painter | | occupation = Poet, Writer, Composer, Philosopher, Painter | ||
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| age_at_death = 80 | | age_at_death = 80 | ||
}} | }}'''Rabindranath Tagore''' (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a legendary Indian poet, philosopher, painter, and composer, best known for authoring ''Gitanjali'' and writing the Indian national anthem, ''Jana Gana Mana''. He was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 and is celebrated as one of India’s greatest cultural icons.<ref name="britannica">https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rabindranath-Tagore</ref> | ||
'''Rabindranath Tagore''' (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a legendary Indian poet, philosopher, painter, and composer, best known for authoring ''Gitanjali'' and writing the Indian national anthem, ''Jana Gana Mana''. He was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 and is celebrated as one of India’s greatest cultural icons.<ref name="britannica">https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rabindranath-Tagore</ref> | |||
== Early Life and Education == | == Early Life and Education == | ||
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== Legacy == | == Legacy == | ||
* The first Asian to receive the Nobel Prize in any field (Literature, 1913). | * The first Asian to receive the Nobel Prize in any field (Literature, 1913). | ||
* Considered a central figure in the | * Considered a central figure in the Bengal Renaissance and modern Indian cultural revival. | ||
* Influenced global literary and philosophical movements, including the works of W.B. Yeats and Albert Einstein. | * Influenced global literary and philosophical movements, including the works of W.B. Yeats and Albert Einstein. | ||
* His birthday is celebrated annually in West Bengal as '''Rabindra Jayanti'''. | * His birthday is celebrated annually in West Bengal as '''Rabindra Jayanti'''. | ||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
* | * Gitanjali | ||
* [[Jana Gana Mana]] | * [[Jana Gana Mana]] | ||
* | * Visva-Bharati University | ||
* | * Bengal Renaissance | ||
* | * Nobel Prize in Literature | ||
== References == | == References == | ||