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| Culture Course |
RABINDRANATH TAGORE |
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Nobel Prize. It is the greatest honour today. Rabindranath was the first Indian to win that award. Rabindranath not only wrote poetry, but stories, plays and essays too. More than that, he was a great patriot. Our national song JANA GANA MANA was written by him. The father of our nation Mahatma Gandhi loved and respected Rabindranath. They were great friends. The Tagores were a rich and noble family of Bengal. They owned large properties. Rabindranath’s grandfather, Dwarkanath, was affectionately called Prince Dwarkanath because of his generosity. Rabindranath’s father Devendranath was a very learned and wise man. He was also a social and religious reformer. He was called Maharshi Devendranath because of his learning. |
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