Rabindranath Tagore

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Rabindranath Tagore was a pioneering Bengali poet, writer, composer, and philosopher whose works, including the poetry collection "Gitanjali," reshaped modern Indian literature and music and influenced global thought.


Statements (79)
Predicate Object
instanceOf composer
educator
essayist
human
lyricist
novelist
painter
philanthropist
philosopher
playwright
poet
short story writer
songwriter
writer
awardReceived Knighthood of the British Empire
Nobel Prize
Nobel Prize in Literature
birthName Rabindranath Thakur
burialPlace Visva-Bharati University campus
causeOfDeath kidney failure
countryOfCitizenship India
dateAwarded 1913
dateOfBirth 1861-05-07
dateOfDeath 1941-08-07
era early 20th century
late 19th century
ethnicGroup Bengali
father Debendranath Tagore
fieldOfWork education
music
philosophy
poetry
founded Santiniketan school
Visva-Bharati University
gender male
genre Rabindra Sangeet
lyric poetry
influenced Bengali music
global humanist thought
modern Indian literature
inspired Indian independence movement
languageOfWorkOrName Bengali
English
mother Sarada Devi
movement Bengal Renaissance
name Rabindranath Tagore
nativeName রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর
notableAchievement first non-European Nobel laureate in literature
notableIdea education for universal man
humanism
internationalism
notableWork Amar Shonar Bangla
Chokher Bali
Ghare-Baire
Gitanjali
Gora
Jana Gana Mana
Kabuliwala
numberOfChildren 5
occupation educator
essayist
novelist
philosopher
playwright
poet
short story writer
song composer
placeOfBirth Bengal Presidency
British India
Calcutta
placeOfDeath Bengal Presidency
British India
Calcutta
religion Brahmoism
residence Jorasanko Thakur Bari
spouse Mrinalini Devi
wroteAnthemFor Bangladesh
India
former Sri Lanka national song (melody)

Referenced by (55)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Chokher Bali
Ghare-Baire
Gitanjali
Gora
Kabuliwala
author
Gora
Jana Gana Mana
Kabuliwala
Rabindra Sangeet
creator
Jana Gana Mana
Rabindra Sangeet
Vande Mataram
composer
Baul
Debendranath Tagore
Dwijendranath Tagore
influenced
Dwijendranath Tagore
Jyotirindranath Tagore
Satyendranath Tagore
sibling
Jorasanko Thakur Bari
Santiniketan
associatedWith
Jana Gana Mana
Rabindra Sangeet
lyricist
Bengal Presidency
Partition of Bengal 1905
significantPerson
West Bengal
associatedWithPerson
Gitanjali
awardedNobelPrizeInLiteratureTo
Rabindranath Tagore ("Rabindranath Thakur")
birthName
Jorasanko Thakur Bari
birthplaceOf
Jorasanko Thakur Bari
childhoodHomeOf
Bengal
culturalIcon
Satyendranath Tagore ("Tagore")
familyName
Debendranath Tagore
fatherOf
Vande Mataram
firstSungBy
Santiniketan
followsEducationalPhilosophyOf
Visva-Bharati University
founder
West Bengal
hasCulturalIcon
Indian nationalism
hasKeyFigure
Bengali literature
hasNobelLaureateAuthor
University College London
hasNotableAlumni
Bengali literature
hasNotableAuthor
Reginald Dyer
hasNotableCritic
Jibanananda Das
influencedBy
Swadeshi movement
keyPerson
Rabindranath Tagore
name
Howrah Bridge
namedAfter
Rabindranath Tagore ("রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর")
nativeName
Bengali Renaissance
notableFigure
Nobel Prize in Literature
notableLaureate
Tagore family
notableMember
Jorasanko Thakur Bari
notableResident
Gyanadanandini Devi
relative
Hunter Commission
significantPersonInProceedings
Mrinalini Devi
spouse
Gitanjali: Song Offerings
translator
Chokher Bali
writtenBy

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