1861–1941 · Jorasanko, Kolkata
Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, novelist, composer, playwright, and educator. He reshaped Bengali literature and music through lyrical language and experimentation. In 1913 he became the first Asian Nobel laureate in Literature.
“His work connected Bengali cultural life with global literary modernity while remaining rooted in local language and experience.”
Selected writings
Amar Shonar Bangla (opening)
Public domainআমার সোনার বাংলা, আমি তোমায় ভালোবাসি। চিরদিন তোমার আকাশ, তোমার বাতাস, আমার প্রাণে ও মা, আমার প্রাণে বাজায় বাঁশি॥
My golden Bengal, I love you. Forever your skies, your air, in my heart, O mother, play like a flute in my heart.
Source: Song, 1905 · Read the full work at the source
Ekla Cholo Re (refrain)
Public domainযদি তোর ডাক শুনে কেউ না আসে তবে একলা চলো রে। একলা চলো, একলা চলো, একলা চলো, একলা চলো রে॥
If no one answers your call, then walk alone. Walk alone, walk alone, walk alone, walk on alone.
Source: Song, 1905
Life & times
- 1861
Born in Jorasanko, Kolkata
- 1901
Founded a school at Santiniketan
- 1913
Won the Nobel Prize in Literature
- 1921
Visva-Bharati became a university
- 1941
Died in Kolkata