Rabindranath Tagore, the famous poet, short story writer, song composer, essayist, novelist, painter, philosopher, social reformer and dramatist came into prominence when he was awarded the nobel prize in 1913. Gurudev or Tagore of simply Rabindranath was born into an affluent and brilliant talented family on May 7, 1861. His grandfather Dwarkanath Tagore had amassed great wealth through in¬vestment and speculation in coal mines, indigo and sugar mills.

Rabindranath was the youngest son of Rabindranath Tagore, a leader of Brahma Samaj. He started an experimental school at Shantiniketan where he tried his Upanishadic ideals of education. Later in 1901, he founded ViswaBharti University at Shantiniketan at Bolpur that grew into international university.

Some of his famous works are ‘Gitanjali’ ‘Gora’ ‘The crescent moon’, ‘Fruit Gathering’, ‘Lover’s gift’, ‘The gardener’. His short stories include ‘Kabuliwallah’ ‘The post office’ ‘The Hungry Stones’ etc.

His fame spread far and wide taking him across continents on lecture tours for the world he became the voice of India’s spiritual heritage, and for India especially for Bengal, he became great living institution. Tagore, the internationally famous thinker, philosopher and educationist died in Calcutta, now Kolkata on August 7, 1941.