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Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) is one of the best litterateur, poet, essayist, story writer, lyricist of the world of all ages. He is known as Rabindranath Thakur in Indian languages. A great philosopher, thinker, educationist and a humanist of all times, he has left behind him a cultural heritage of words, music, dance, paintings and thought for which the people of the world salute him still today and will honour him for days to come. He was born at his family residence at Jorasanko area of north Calcutta on the 8th May in the year 1861. This house was revered as a pioneer in the field of culture of Bengal and India in the nineteenth century.
Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) is one of the best litterateur, poet, essayist, story writer, lyricist of the world of all ages. He is known as Rabindranath Thakur in Indian languages. A great philosopher, thinker, educationist and a humanist of all times, he has left behind him a cultural heritage of words, music, dance, paintings and thought for which the people of the world salute him still today and will honour him for days to come. He was born at his family residence at Jorasanko area of north Calcutta on the 8th May in the year 1861. This house was revered as a pioneer in the field of culture of Bengal and India in the nineteenth century.
His creative faculty in literature dawned at his childhood. He composed over one thousand poems, more than two thousand songs known as Rabindrasangeet with innovative designs expressing all conceivable moods of human experience. They inspire man to face adverse situations. Two of his songs are national anthems of India and Bangladesh. He has written books
His creative faculty in literature dawned at his childhood. He composed over one thousand poems, more than two thousand songs known as Rabindrasangeet with innovative designs expressing all conceivable moods of human experience. They inspire man to face adverse situations. Two of his songs are national anthems of India and Bangladesh. He has written books
on philosophy, education, social topics. He was the author of many novels, essays, dramas, short stories. All his writings reached great heights of excellence. Coruscating brilliance of his genius was crowned at his being awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1913 for Gitanjali in English (Song offerings).
on philosophy, education, social topics. He was the author of many novels, essays, dramas, short stories. All his writings reached great heights of excellence. Coruscating brilliance of his genius was crowned at his being awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1913 for Gitanjali in English (Song offerings).
This series of 103 poems has been translated in French, Spanish, Swedish, Italian, Russian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, and Portuguese.
This series of 103 poems has been translated in French, Spanish, Swedish, Italian, Russian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, and Portuguese.
To promote his unique vision of education he founded a multi-cultural open-air-school in 1901, known as Visva Bharati in Shantiniketan in Bolpur sub-division of district Birbhum in West Bengal which continues to flourish
To promote his unique vision of education he founded a multi-cultural open-air-school in 1901, known as Visva Bharati in Shantiniketan in Bolpur sub-division of district Birbhum in West Bengal which continues to flourish
to these days also. For all-round rural improvement through training programme he established Sriniketan in Bolpur in 1922.
to these days also. For all-round rural improvement through training programme he established Sriniketan in Bolpur in 1922.
His patriotism with brilliance of creativity went a long way in Indian national movement. His patriotic songs inspired the freedom fighters. Against the split of Bengal in two provinces he participated in ‘Rakhibandhan’ (a festival of tying a ‘rakhi ’ round the wrist of another to safeguard the latter from all evils). In protest against the brutal killings of unarmed people by the British army at Jalianwallabag in Punjab in 1919 he renounced Knight-hood that was granted by the British crown in 1915.
His patriotism with brilliance of creativity went a long way in Indian national movement. His patriotic songs inspired the freedom fighters. Against the split of Bengal in two provinces he participated in ‘Rakhibandhan’ (a festival of tying a ‘rakhi ’ round the wrist of another to safeguard the latter from all evils). In protest against the brutal killings of unarmed people by the British army at Jalianwallabag in Punjab in 1919 he renounced Knight-hood that was granted by the British crown in 1915.
He was a humanist. His humanism was based on love to all human beings and spiritualism and this led him to internationalism.
He was a humanist. His humanism was based on love to all human beings and spiritualism and this led him to internationalism.
Imperialist greed and devastating barbarism of the British at Second World War led him to express his anguish on the occasion of his eightieth birthday, three months before his death, as last great message to the world (Crisis in Civilization). However, he maintained hope of ultimate triumph of Man’ s spirit to win back his lost human heritage.
Imperialist greed and devastating barbarism of the British at Second World War led him to express his anguish on the occasion of his eightieth birthday, three months before his death, as last great message to the world (Crisis in Civilization). However, he maintained hope of ultimate triumph of Man’ s spirit to win back his lost human heritage.
by Dipak Kumar Mukherjee
by Dipak Kumar Mukherjee
Rabindranath Thakur
Rabindranath Thakur