What is the contribution of Rabindranath Tagore?
Rabindranath Tagore. Rabindranath Tagore FRAS (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941), sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath from the Indian subcontinent, who was a poet, musician and artist. He reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
How did Tagore define death in Chandalika?
Tagore defined death as ’spiritual freedom from the world of hoarded wealth and certified creeds‘. Tagore’s other play was ‚Chandalika‘ the story of an untouchable girl and described how Ananda (disciple of Gautama Buddha), asks a tribal girl for water.
What did Rabindranath Tagore’s father buy in Santiniketan?
Rabindranath’s father bought a large parcel of land in Santiniketan, intending to establish a preparatory school. On November 13, 1913, Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy had selected him based on a small number of his translated works, and his 1912 work of poems named Gitanjali: Song Offerings .
Why did Rabindranath Tagore write the poem Amar Sonar Bangla?
In 1971, Rabindranath Tagore wrote a poem ‚ Amar Sonar Bangla‘ (National Anthem of Bangladesh), to protest the Partition of Bengal in 1905 on communal lines. The Bengal partition cut off the Muslim majority East Bengal from the Hindu majority West Bengal.
Who was the oldest brother of Rabindranath Tagore?
Dwijendranath, Rabindranath Tagore’s oldest brother, was a philosopher and poet. Tagore’s other brother Satyendranath was the first Indian to be appointed in the Indian Civil Service. His brother, Jyotirindranath, was a musician, composer, and playwright while sister Swarnakumari was a novelist.
When did Rabindranath Tagore write Galpaguchchha?
Tagore wrote many stories during the period from 1891 to 1895. Galpaguchchha (Bunch of Stories) is a three volume collection of eighty-four of his stories. Tagore wrote about half of these stories during the period 1891 to 1895. This collection continues to be very popular work of Bangla literature.