Friday 13 April 2012

RABINDRANATH TAGORE...

   Rabindrantah Tagore is the greatest Indian poet. He was born in May 6, 1861 at Jorasanka in Kolkata. His parents were Maharsi Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Devi.
    Rabindranath was educated at home and he was adverse to stuying within the confines of four walls. Under the tutelage of private teachers, he was exposed to various subjects. He began writing poems at a very early age.
    Tagore is famous today for the thousands of poems, songs,dramas,friction,short stories, essays and articles he has written. His works are famous all over the world. He was the first Indian to recieve the Nobel Prize for his poetic creation " Gitanjali" in 1913.
     Added to his credit is the fact that Tagore was also a painter, a philosoper and a great patroit. He is the composer of our National Anthem, "Jana Gana Mana"
     Above all was Rabindranath's love for children. He used to lose himself in joy when teaching little children. He used to lose himself in joy when teaching little children. His interest in the education of children led him to concieve a much better and healthier education. To more than a generation of Indians, he stands in the position of a great teacher who taught them to learn a beautiful languagein the finer shades of poetic art. He has opened to us the beauties of nature. He started the school "Shantiniketan" at Bolpur in the Bhirbhum district of West Bengal. Today it has become a famous university,"Visva Bharti", which is open to students from all over the world....

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