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.

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instanceOf composer
educator
essayist
human
lyricist
novelist
painter
philanthropist
philosopher
playwright
poet
short story writer
songwriter
writer
awardReceived Order of the British Empire
surface form: Knighthood of the British Empire

Nobel Prize in Literature
surface form: Nobel Prize

Nobel Prize in Literature
birthName Rabindranath Tagore self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rabindranath Thakur
burialPlace Visva-Bharati University
surface form: 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 Visva-Bharati University
surface form: 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 Bengali Renaissance
surface form: Bengal Renaissance
name Rabindranath Tagore self-link
nativeName Rabindranath Tagore self-linksurface differs
surface form: রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর
notableAchievement first non-European Nobel laureate in literature
notableIdea education for universal man
humanism
internationalism
notableWork Rabindra Sangeet
surface form: 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 People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

India
former Sri Lanka national song (melody)

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Tagore notableBearer Rabindranath Tagore
Buddhadeva Bose influencedBy Rabindranath Tagore
Ravindra Bharathi auditorium (local cultural venues) namedAfter Rabindranath Tagore
subject surface form: Ravindra Bharathi auditorium (Rajahmundry)
Tagore Literacy Prize namedAfter Rabindranath Tagore
Tagore Literacy Prize associatedWith Rabindranath Tagore
Thakur family hasNotableMember Rabindranath Tagore
Pratima Devi associatedWith Rabindranath Tagore
Mira Devi relative Rabindranath Tagore
Jyotirindranath sibling Rabindranath Tagore
subject surface form: Jyotirindranath Tagore
Dwijendranath sibling Rabindranath Tagore
subject surface form: Dwijendranath Tagore
Jorasanko, Calcutta associatedWithPerson Rabindranath Tagore
Manmatha hasAuthorSiblingOf Rabindranath Tagore
Kadambari Devi sisterInLawOf Rabindranath Tagore
Kadambari Devi closeCompanionOf Rabindranath Tagore
Kadambari Devi influenced Rabindranath Tagore
Indira Devi Chaudhurani relative Rabindranath Tagore
Sarala Devi Chaudhurani relative Rabindranath Tagore
Yone Noguchi correspondedWith Rabindranath Tagore