Rabindranath Tagore

The Nobel Prize in Literature 1913

Indian Poet, Bangali, English. All literary genres. Voice of India's Spiritual Heritage. Social reformer. Promoted gender equality, empowerment of women. Indian National Movement participant. Mahathma Gandhi was his devoted friend. Founder, school in Shantiniketan. Author, National Anthem of India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka.

"Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom."

Images

Painting Tim Tompkins - PaintHistory.com

Illustration Sabrina Brooks, Undergraduate Student

Tagore with niece Indira Devi in opera Valmiki Pratibha, written by him regarding Sage Valmiki, in the role of the sage, 1881. Photo: Wikipedia

Tagore with wife Mrinalini Devi, 1883. Photo: Wikipedia

Tagore with daughter Bela to his left and daughter-in-law Pratima to his right. Photo: Wikipedia

Photo taken sometime in 1916. Source: Library of Congress

Photo taken sometime in 1916. Source: Library of Congress

Photo taken sometime in 1916. Source: Library of Congress

Tagore in Tsinghua University, China 1924. Photo: Wikipedia

Tagore with Einstein 1930. Photo: Wikipedia

At the Majlis in Tehran, Iran, 1932. Photo: Wikipedia

Tagore with Gandhi, 1940. Gandhi was Tagore's devoted friend.Photo: Wikipedia

Tagore hosts Gandhi and wife Kasturba at Santiniketan in 1940. Photo: Wikipedia

One of the last 3 pictures of Tagore. Uploader: Rahat. Photo: Wikipedia

Uploaded on 12/01/2015

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