The world came to know of Rabindranath Tagore in 1913 when Gitanjali, a
collection of devotional lyrics won him the Nobel Prize for Literature.
This magnificent poet laureate’s journey began in 1861. By the end
of his life, he was a poet unparalleled, a dramatist of many genres and
a political and social essayist. During his lifetime, he composed
around 2,000 songs and painted hundreds of paintings. His music has
been recognised as Rabindra Sangeet, which is today a unique genre of
Bengali music.
Tagore has the unique distinction of having composed the National Anthem for two countries – India and Bangladesh.
