![]() ![]() It is a story about a married woman constricted in her household trying to find her own identity. This novel is about relationships and love, both requited and unrequited. Japajog: Published in 1929, His novel is a compelling take on marital rape. Sriniketan focuses on agriculture, adult education, village, cottage industries, and handicrafts. It consists of two campuses one at Shantiniketan and the other at Sriniketan. ![]() He established the Visva Bharati University in West Bengal. Let us tell you that Rabindranath Tagore envisioned a centre of learning which would have the best of both the east and the west. Now, Shantiniketan is a famous University town in West Bengal. In 1913, he gained recognition and was awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize in Literature, and became Asia's first Nobel Laureate. In the meantime, his works started growing and became more popular amongst the Bengali as well as foreign readers. Unfortunately, his wife and two children died and he left alone. This trend of teaching revived the ancient method of teaching which proved beneficial when compared with the modernised method. Classes here were held under trees and followed the traditional Guru-Shishya method of teaching. It was also named 'Patha Bhavana' and started with only five students. It was a prayer hall with marble flooring and was named 'The Mandir'. In 1901, Rabindranath Tagore established an open-air school. Debendranath Tagore founded an 'Ashram' in 1863. Source: His father bought a huge land for meditation and named it Shantiniketan. Rabindranath Tagore: Established Shantiniketan He also learned the essence of English, Irish and Scottish literature and music he returned to India and married Mrinalini Devi. He was not much interested in school learning and later also he joined University College in London to learn law but he dropped this and learned various works of Shakespeare on his own. In 1878, he went to England to become a barrister to fulfill his father's wish. His traditional education began in Brighton, East Sussex, England, at a public school. Shankaracharya Jayanti: Birth Anniversary Rabindranath Tagore: Education He learned Sikhism when he stayed at Amritsar and pen down around six poems and many articles on the religion. In 1873, he toured with his father for several months and gained knowledge on several subjects. His sister Swarnakumari was a well-known novelist. He was influenced by the classical poetry of Kalidasa and started writing his own classical poems. In 1877 he wrote the short story 'Bhikharini' and in 1882 the collection of poems 'Sandhya Sangit'. At the age of 8, he started writing poems and by the age of sixteen, he also started composing artworks and started publishing his poems under the pseudonym Bhanusimha. At a very young age, he was part of the Bengal renaissance and his family also took active participation in it. He lost his mother when he was very young, his father was a traveller and so, he was mostly raised by his servants and maids. He was born on 7 May, 1861 to Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Devi in the Jorasanko mansion which is the ancestral home of the Tagore family in Kolkata (Calcutta). Rabindranath Tagore: Early life and Childhood Days Do you know that he was the first person from Asia to receive this award? We can't forget that he is the person who composed the National Anthem of India. ![]() Even in 1913, he was awarded the most prestigious Nobel Prize for his great contribution to Indian literature. People not only in West Bengal but also in the whole of India remember him and his contributions on his birth anniversary. His contributions to literature, music and his several works are unforgettable. Let us tell you that Rabindranath Tagore was a multi-talented personality with a great desire to learn new things. ![]() Profession: Writer, song composer, playwright, essayist, painter Born: 7 May, 1861Ĭhildren: Renuka Tagore, Shamindranath Tagore, Meera Tagore, Rathindranath Tagore, and Madhurilata Tagore He was born in a rich Brahmin family in Kolkata (Calcutta) and was the youngest sibling in his family. Rabindranath Tagore's birth anniversary is also known as Pochishe Boishakh. In the article below, know all about Tagore's early life, his family, education, career and more. So, in West Bengal, his birthday as per the Bengali calendar is being celebrated this year on 9 May. Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti 2023: The birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore is observed on 7 May according to the Gregorian calendar but according to the Bengali calendar, he was born on the 25th day of Boishakh month. ![]()
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