Rabindranath Tagore
1861 - 1941
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Biography
Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was a prominent Indian poet, writer, composer, and artist who reshaped Bengali literature and music in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was the first non-European to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his collection of poems 'Gitanjali'. Tagore's works were deeply influenced by his spiritual beliefs and reflected themes of love, nature, and the relationship between God and humanity. He was also a key figure in the Bengal Renaissance and a pioneer in advocating for the independence of India.
Famous Quotes (5)
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Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.
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The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.
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Don't limit a child to your own learning, for they were born in another time.
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Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.
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The highest education is that which does not merely give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence.