A LIFE REMEMBERED
Rabindranath Tagore
Poet, writer, composer and educator
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THE STORY OF A LIFE
A story that lives on.
Rabindranath Tagore was born in Calcutta on 7 May 1861. He wrote poetry, stories and plays in Bengali, and also composed music and painted.
He founded a school at Shantiniketan in 1901 and received the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature. He died in Calcutta on 7 August 1941.
Milestones of a life
- 1861
Birth
Born in Calcutta on 7 May.
- 1901
School at Shantiniketan
Founded an experimental school.
- 1913
Nobel Prize in Literature
Received the literature prize.
- 1941
Death
Died in Calcutta on 7 August.
Sources behind this story
Visva-Bharati · kurucusu Rabindranath TagoreNobel Prize · Tagore yaşamı ve 1913 Edebiyat ÖdülüWikidata · yaşam tarihleri ve meslek (CC0)This review covers life dates, biography and chronology. Burial locations and image sources are identified separately and are not verified by this review. Reviewed: 2026-10-16. Inclusion in the historical collection does not imply endorsement of a person’s views.