Rabindranath Tagore was born on 7th May 1861. He was famous for the pen name of Bhanu Singha Thakur. He was well known for Gurudev, Kabiguru, Biswakabi. These are titled he achieve. He was a polymath, poet, musician, and artist.
Gandhi Ji gave him the surname Biswakabi.
He got knight surname by the British Government in the year of 1915. But due to the Jallianwala Bagh incident, he let the surname to the British.
Poetry songs were written by Rabindranath Tagore :
In the year 1890, he wrote Manasi.
In the year 1894, he wrote Sonar Tari.
In the year 1910, he wrote Gitanjali.
In the year 1914, he wrote Gitimalys.
In the year 1916, he wrote Balika.
In the year 1913, he wrote famous prose The Gardener, then he wrote Fruits-Gathering in 1916 & The Fugitive in the year 1921.
Apart from the above, he wrote many dramas, songs, etc.
In the year 1912, he got the Nobel price for his famous songs' book Gitanjali. Actually he got Nobel price for the English version of Gitanjali, called Songs Offering.
Short Stories:
He wrote many famous short stories like Bhikharini in 1877, Kabuliwala in 1892, etc. Mini from Kabuliwala is a very popular character.
Family History:
He belonged to the famous Thakur family of Jorasanko. Jorasanko Thakur Bari is the famous Zamindar of North Kolkata.
The establishment of Santiniketan:
Of 1901 is the biggest year in the Bengali era. He moved to Santiniketan and made an ashram. In the year 1921, he established Viswa - Bharati University. This is the hub of arts, literature, and culture.
