R n tagore biography books

Dramas, mysteries, comedies, romances – there is no genre that has been left untouched by the great Indian author, poet and musician – Rabindranath Tagore. His books are a source of joy for young and old alike. From tackling serious social evils to expressing familial love – he has written about it all!

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Gurudev, Kabiguru, Biswakabi – he was endearingly called by many names. Rabindranath Tagore became the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize for Literature which he was awarded for his book Gitanjali – a compilation of 103 poems. Not only did he establish himself in history but he also started a writing renaissance in West Bengal.

His passion for literature started at a young age, and even then his talent didn’t go unnoticed. At the age of 16, he published his first substantial poem under a pseudonym. It gained success almost immediately and soon after he released a series o