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Rabindranath Tagore [Gurudev] (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941 / Calcutta (Kolkata), Bengal Presidency / British India)
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Rabindranath Tagore (Bengali: রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর) sobriquet Gurudev, was a Bengali polymath who reshaped his region's literature and music. Author of Gitanjali and its "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse", he became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. In translation his poetry was viewed as spiritual and mercurial; his seemingly mesmeric personality, flowing hair, and other-worldly dress earned him a prophet-like reputation in the West. His "elegant prose and magical poetry" remain largely unknown outside Bengal. Tagore introduced new prose and verse forms and the use of colloquial language into Bengali literature, thereby freeing it from ... more »
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I am delighted to know that Ms. Gunnel Emia Eriksdotter has published a unique story about the strong impact that Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore’s poetry and music has made on her consciousness since her childhood. This is eloquent testimony of the relevance and validity of thoughts and philosophy of Tagore even today,150 years after he entered this world. I am confident that this book will inspire all readers to get acquainted with Tagore’s multi-faceted personality, creativity, ideology and humanism.
H.E. Mr. Ashok Sajjanhar
Ambassador of India to Sweden and Latvia
I am delighted to know that Ms. Gunnel Emia Eriksdotter has published a unique story about the strong impact that Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore’s poetry and music has made on her consciousness since her childhood. This is eloquent testimony of the relevance and validity of thoughts and philosophy of Tagore even today,150 years after he entered this world. I am confident that this book will inspire all readers to get acquainted with Tagore’s multi-faceted personality, creativity, ideology and humanism.
H.E. Mr. Ashok Sajjanhar
Ambassador of India to Sweden and Latvia
I am delighted to know that Ms. Gunnel Emia Eriksdotter, Sweden, has published a unique story about the strong impact that Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore’s poetry and music has made on her consciousness since her childhood. This is eloquent testimony of the relevance and validity of thoughts and philosophy of Tagore even today,150 years after he entered this world. I am confident that this book will inspire all readers to get acquainted with Tagore’s multi-faceted personality, creativity, ideology and humanism.
H.E. Mr. Ashok Sajjanhar
Ambassador of India to Sweden and Latvia