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Rabindranath Tagore is one of the greatest poets of Bangla literature. Bengali culture and literature is unthinkable without the presence of this personality. He travelled all the branches of fine art equally and successfully. Rabindranath was born on 7 May 1861 at Jorasanko, Kolkata, India. Tagorc's childhood days were mostly confined to the family estate under the watchful eyes of the servants. He lost his mother when he was only thirteen.

was born on 7 May 1861 at Jorasanko, Kolkata, India. Tagorc's childhood days were mostly confined to the family estate under the watchful eyes of the servants. He lost his mother when he was only thirteen.

At the age of twenty two on 9 December 1883 Tagore married Mrinalini. He had received Nobel Prize in 1913 for Gitanjali and introduced Bangalees to the rest of the world. In 1915 he was bestowed Knighthood by the British. Rabindranath Tagore died in 1941 at the age of eighty. We remember him with great respect.

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Rabindranath Tagore, a legendary Bengali poet, was born on May 7, 1861, in Kolkata. His childhood was spent under strict supervision. He married Mrinalini on December 9, 1883. Tagore won the Nobel Prize in 1913 for "Gitanjali", introducing Bengali literature globally. Knighted in 1915, he later renounced the title. He passed away in 1941 at 80, leaving a lasting literary legacy.

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