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Rabindranath Tagore

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From: Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
Date: 20070301
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(born May 7, 1861, Calcutta, India—died Aug. 7, 1941, Calcutta) Bengali poet, writer, composer, and painter. The son of Debendranath Tagore , he published several books of poetry, including Manasi , in his 20s. His later religious poetry was introduced to the West in Gitanjali (1912). Through international travel and lecturing, he introduced aspects of Indian culture to the West and vice versa. He spoke ardently in favour of Indian independence; as a protest against the Massacre of Amritsar , he repudiated the knighthood he had received in 1915. He founded an experimental school in Bengal ...

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