Rabindranath Tagore was born on seventh May 1861 at Northern Calcutta  in the Bengal state. He was the youngest among the twelve siblings. His elder siblings used to call Rabindranath Tagore as Rabi. Faircolor babies are naturally  liked most. Rabindranath was  less fair compared to his elder siblings. His elder sister Saudamini used to say “My Rabi may be dark and not so fair, but he will outshine all the others.” Rabindranath Tagore's mother died when he was in his childhood.

Rabindranath Tagore's Interests when Childhood

Rabindranath Tagore always used to daydream about far away places. He loved  nature. When others were busy elsewhere, he would enjoy the beauty of nature. He loved to look at the pond, the banyan tree, the coconut grove. Another source of joy for him was the world of tales amd fable, rhymes and songs to which some of maids and servants initiated him. After learning alphabets, he started scribbling. The atmosphere at home imbibed him to the world of music.  

The first nursery rhyme that he learnt opened the gateway to the magic of the poetry. The Rhyme was the eye-opener for him. The rhyme left the very, very deep impression in his mind. He then realized rhyme is very, very important in writing poetry. He used to read the poetry of Bengal poets in his early age. He began writing when he was at the age of 8.

Education at Home

Tagore received his education at home itself. One day, Rabindranath Tagore realized that his elder brother and his nephew were going to school in the carriage. He also started crying for getting the same privilege. His tutor got very  angry with him and said "You are crying to go to school today. But the day is not far off when you will cry a lot more to stay away from school." The tutor said it very harshly. Tagore wrote in his biography "Never in my life have I heard a truer prophecy." Later he avoided classroom schooling and preferred home schooling..

Rabindranath Tagore wished that all children enjoy school life. So he founded a school for the children to fulfill his wishes. He named the school as "Abode of peace". "Santiniketan" the word from Bengal have the meaning of "Abode of Peace". The school had a very, very best elements that are nature and freedom. He used to say "I fled from school after the fifth grade," he said, laughing, "That is why I opened Santiniketan under the shade of trees and the glories of the sky. He wrote many stories about the children.

List of his Writings

• Poetry
• Short-Stories
• Song Composer
• Playwright
• Essay
• Painting

Some poetry listings

• Songs of Bhanusimha Thakur (1884)
• The ideal one (1890)
• The Golden Boat (1894)
• Song offerings (1910)
• Wreath of songs (1914)
• The Flight of Cranes (1916)
• The post office (1912)
• The immovable (1912)
• The Waterfall (1922)
• Red oleanders (1926)

Some Adopted Novels and Short Stories

Hindi

• Sacrifice -1927
• Milan -1947

Bengali

• Natir Puja - 1932
• Naukadubi - 1947

Later he suffered from chronic pain and prlonged illness. For about four years, he suffered from  illness(19371941). He died at the age of 80 (7th August 1941).

• Written by Mary.
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• 12 years ago.

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