Short biography of Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore is a well-known face to all Bengali readers. You will not find any Bengali who did not read any of his stories or poems in their lifetime. Crossing the local boundary, his fame spread all over the world. For this reason, he is known to his fans as the World Poet. He died many years ago, but his work has made him immortal. 

 

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On Baishakh 25, 1268 (May 7, 1861), Rabindranath Tagore was born in the Jorasanko Thakur Bari in Kolkata. His father's name was Debendranath Tagore and his grandfather's name was Dwarakanath Tagore. He was truly a genius person. At the age of fifteen, his poetry book titled 'Bana-Phul' was published. In 1913, Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature for Gitanjali and became the first Asian to win this prestigious award. 

Rabindranath Tagore single-handedly improved all the branches of Bengali language and literature and established it in world literature. He is a writer, philosopher, educationist, music composer, drama producer and actor. His contribution enriched all the branches of the Bengali language- poem, short story, novel, article, song, drama etc. Among his many works, Manasi, Sonar Tori, Chitra, Kalpana, Khanika, Balaka, Punascha, Chokher Bali, Gora, Ghare Baire, Jogajog, Shesher Kobita, Visarjan, Dak Ghar, Raktakarabi, Golpoguchchho, Bichitra etc. are noteworthy. On Srabon 22, 1348, Rabindranath Tagore breathed his last in Kolkata.