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1861–1941
A Nobel Prize-winning poet, novelist, songwriter, and educator, he reshaped Bengali literature and introduced many readers around the world to modern Indian writing. His work blends music, spirituality, nature, and everyday human feeling in a way that still feels fresh.

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore
by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore

by Rabindranath Tagore
Born in Kolkata in 1861, he became one of the most influential figures in modern Indian literature. He wrote poetry, songs, short stories, novels, plays, and essays, and is widely known for bringing new energy and a more natural speaking style into Bengali writing.
His English version of Gitanjali helped bring him international attention, and in 1913 he became the first non-European winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Alongside his writing, he was also a composer and painter, and his songs remain deeply woven into Bengali culture.
He believed education should be open, creative, and closely connected to the natural world, a vision he pursued at Santiniketan. He died in 1941, but his work continues to be read for its warmth, lyric beauty, and thoughtful sense of humanity.