Rabindra Nath Tagore
- Born in Calcutta in 1861.
- A Poet, Painter, Musician
- also known as Gurudev.
- 1896: Sang Vande Mataram first time in the Calcutta Congress session.
- Created Amar Shonar Bangla.
- 1901: Founded school at Shanti Niketan
- 1913: Got Nobel for Gitanjali.
- 1919: Renounced his Knighthood after the Jallianwala Bagh Incident.
- 1921: Established the Vishwa Bharti University.
- Gave the title of Mahatma to Mahatma Gandhi ji.
- Books: Post Office, Gora, Gardener, Balak, Gitanjali, Sadhana, Ghaire- Baire
PYQs asked about Rabindra Nath Tagore in different exams.
1. Who among the following is the first non-European to win a Nobel prize in 1913 in literature for his work 'Gitanjali'? (SSC CGL 24 July 2023 )
-Rabindra Nath Tagore
2. Who among the following associated with poetry and Music has been conferred with a Nobel Prize? (SSC CHSL 7 June 2022 )
-Rabindra Nath Tagore
3. Gulpaguccha written by Rabindra Nath Tagore is a collection of ___ (SSC MTS 8 May 2023 )
-Short stories
4. Gitanjali by Rabindra Nath Tagore was originally written in
5 March 2022, ICAR Technician
5. Rabindra Nath Tagore gave up his Knighthood in protest to which of the following (UPPCS 2016) (2 August 2022, SSC HSC level )
- Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh
6. For which book did Rabindra Nath Tagore get the Nobel Prize?
-Gitanjali
