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    Rabindranath Tagore was a prolific Indian polymath who was the youngest of 13 surviving children. He was mostly known for his poetry but wrote in many genres. He was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Two of his compositions were adopted as national anthems by India and Bangladesh. He started an experimental school called Shantiniketan that specialized in arts and rural reconstruction. He later established Visva-Bharati University near Shantiniketan. Tagore participated in India's nationalist movement and was friends with Gandhi.

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    Rabindranath Tagore was a prolific Indian polymath who was the youngest of 13 surviving children. He was mostly known for his poetry but wrote in many genres. He was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Two of his compositions were adopted as national anthems by India and Bangladesh. He started an experimental school called Shantiniketan that specialized in arts and rural reconstruction. He later established Visva-Bharati University near Shantiniketan. Tagore participated in India's nationalist movement and was friends with Gandhi.

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    Rabindranath Tagore Gurudev ( 1861 1941 ) -- youngest of 13 surviving children Mostly known for his poetry, he wrote novels,

    s, essays, short stories, travelogues, dramas and songs Leader of Brahmo Samaj** First Non European to win Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 2 of his compositions were chosen by two nations as their National Anthem ** Jana Gana Mana (India) ** Amar Shonar Bangla (Bangladesh) generally regarded as the outstanding creative artist of modern India Best known works include : Gitanjali Gora Ghare-Baire One Brother, Satyendranath was the 1st Indian appointed to the elite ( Indian Civil Service ) In 1915, the British Crown granted him a Knighthood, which he renounced after the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Started an experimental school at Shantiniketan where he tried his Upanishadic ideals of education. Students come to Shantiniketan from many countries. It specializes in arts, crafts, music and dance besides rural reconstruction. He established Viswabharathi University near Santiniketan in 1921. It is now a university of the Central Government. From time to time he participated in the Indian nationalist movement, though in his own nonsentimental and visionary way; and Gandhi, the political father of modern India, was his devoted friend.

    Brahmo Samaj Brahmo also spelled Brahma, (Sanskrit: Society of Brahm), quasi-Protestant, theistic movement within Hinduism, founded in Calcutta in 1828 by Ram Mohun Roy. The Brahmo Samaj does not accept the authority of the Vedas, has no faith in avatars (incarnations), and does not insist on belief in karma (causal effects of past deeds) or rebirth. It discards Hindu rituals and adopts some Christian practices in its worship. Influenced by Islm and Christianity, it denounces polytheism, idol worship, and the caste system. The society has had considerable success with its programs of social reform but has never had a significant popular following.

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