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February 20, 2011
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February 21, 1999
February 14, 1999
January 31, 1999
January 24, 1999
January 17, 1999
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January 3, 1999
December 27, 1998
December 20, 1998
December 6, 1998
November 29, 1998
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Rabindranath Tagore
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Born |
7 May 1861(1861-05-07)
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India |
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Died |
7 August 1941(1941-08-07)
(aged 80)
Calcutta, Bengal Province, British India |
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Pen name |
Gurudev/Bhanu Shingho |
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Occupation |
Poet, writer, lecturer |
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Nationality |
Indian |
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Ethnicity |
Bengali |
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Alma mater |
St. Xavier's Collegiate
School, Calcutta |
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Genres |
Poet, novelist,
short-story writer, essayist, playwright, thespian, educationist,
spiritualist, philosopher, internationalist, painter, cultural
relativist, orator, composer, song-writer, singer, artist |
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Subjects |
Literature |
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Literary movement |
Bengal Renaissance |
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Notable work(s) |
Gitanjali
Gora
Ghare-Baire |
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Notable award(s) |
Nobel Prize in Literature
1913 |
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Spouse(s) |
Mrinalini Devi (1883–1900) |
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Influenced |
D.R. Bendre, André Gide,
Yasunari Kawabata, Kuvempu, Henry Miller, Gabriela Mistral, Pablo
Neruda, Octavio Paz, Vijay Ghate |
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Signature |
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They who are near to me do not know that
You are nearer to me than they are.
They who speak to me do not know that
My heart is full with Your unspoken words.
They who crowd in my path do not know that
I am walking alone with You.
They who love me do not know that
Their love brings You to my heart.
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Rabindranath Tagore -
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