Rabindranath Tagore
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- May 7, 1861
About
Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, writer, composer, philosopher and painter from India. He became the first non-European and first Indian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded in 1913 for his collection Gitanjali. He composed the national anthems of India and Bangladesh.
Known for
- Gitanjali
- Composed 'Jana Gana Mana' (national anthem of India)
- Composed 'Amar Shonar Bangla' (national anthem of Bangladesh)
- Founded Visva-Bharati University
Awards
- Nobel Prize in Literature (1913)
- Knighthood (later renounced)
Trivia & fun facts
- He was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- He renounced his knighthood in protest after the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
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