Rabindranath Tagore - First Indian win Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913

Rabindranath Tagore – First Indian win Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913

🎓 Introduction Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali poet, writer, philosopher, composer, playwright, painter, and social reformer. In 1913, he became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for his profoundly spiritual and lyrical work Gitanjali (Song Offerings). He reshaped Indian literature and music, introduced new prose and verse forms, and advocated for education and internationalism. 👶 Early Life and Background (1861–1880) Born into the Tagore family, a prominent and progressive household in Calcutta (now Kolkata), British India. Father: Debendranath Tagore,…