Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore : The famous Indian poet, patriot, novelist and philosopher, in Bengal. He was awarded Nobel Prize for his work Gitanjali in 1913. He is the first Asian to receive this honour. He founded Vishwabharati which is a world university Shantiniketan in Bengal. He is also called “Gurudev”. The National Anthem “Jana Gana Mana” was composed by him. Rabindranath renounced his knighthood in protest against Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.