Rabindranath Tagore: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Rabīndranāth Ṭhākur
Born	May 7, 1861 • India
Died	August 7, 1941 (aged 80) • India
Awards And Honors	Nobel Prize (1913)
Notable Works	“Chitrangada” • “Gītāñjali” • “Gitanjali (Song Offerings)” • “Gora” • “Manasi” • “Sonar Tari” • “The Home and the World”
Notable Family Members	father Debendranath Tagore

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Portrait of Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore with long wavy hair and a full beard, wearing a simple robe and looking directly at the camera.

Rabindranath Tagore sits at a desk in his study, surrounded by books and papers, writing or reading at the Abode of Peace school, later Visva-Bharati University.

Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore, with long white hair and beard, sits and reads from a paper, wearing traditional clothing in an indoor setting.

Rabindranath Tagore seated outdoors among students at an open-air classroom, with a man standing and writing on a blackboard, surrounded by trees.

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