![]() ![]() Rabindranath's oldest brother Debendranath Tagorewas a philosopher and a poet. Rabindranath was the youngest of Debendranath Tagore's fourteen children. In subsequent years Rabindranath built a study centre there for the Brahmas, which eventually got transformed into the Visva-Bharati in the hands Rabindranath. In 1888 he dedicated this asram to the worship of Brahma through a trust deed. ![]() Rabindranath Tagore was deeply influenced by the cultural environment of the family.ĭebendranath Tagore established hermitage (axram) at Bhubandanga Mouza by buying a plot there in 1863 and established on the plot the famous Santiniketan asram there. In that age the Jorasanko Tagore family was the locus of literary and cultural activities. The father influenced the son's outlook and taste in life, especially his literary and spiritual outlook. Debendranath had a great reputation for his honesty, spirituality, saintliness, and liberal outlook. But Debendranath was able to tide over the difficulties caused by the collapse of his father's business and zamindari estates. When Dwarkanath Tagore, the zamindar and trader, died in 1846 he left a heavy burden of debts on his son Debendranath, because Dwarkanath lost his fortune in the great depression of the 1820s. In his father the poet found a role model, someone that was focussed and yet detached, very logical and yet very emotional. His father's influence can thus be seen in Rabindranath's cultivation of the spiritual life as well as in his everyday conduct. This aspect of Debendranath's character attracted his son Rabindranath. In the end, he found peace in the cultuvation of the upanisads. His Godly thought led him to study religions and philosophies of the world. When Dwarkanath was busy in extending his landed estates and businesses, his son Debendranath had been devoting himself to cultivating the life of a spiritualist. Rammohun's ideals had a profound influence on Dwarkanath, his son Debendranath, and his grandson Rabindranath Tagore.Ī pioneering figure in the awakening of the Bengalis, Rabindranath's father Debendranath Tagore, studied in Kolkata's famous hindu college. The Tagores of Jorasanko played a major role in the Bengal Renaissance of the nineteenth century and in the movement for reforms in religion and society of contemporary Bengal, especially of Balcutta. The efforts of Debendranath Tagoreled to an increase in the family's wealth as well as its landholdings. ![]() His ancestors had moved to Kolkata from East Bengal to exploit the new opportunities created by the maritime trade links set up between Bengal and European countries. His grandfather was Prince dwarkanath tagore and his father was Maharshi Debendranath Tagore. Rabindranath Tagore was born on (25 Baishakh, 1268 in the Bangla Calendar) into the affluent and culturally rich tagore family of Kolkata's Jorasanko. His arrival in Bangla literature heralded a new era. He was a poet not only of his age but also for all ages. Remarkably, his creativity always tended to flow into ever-new channels. Nevertheless, Rabindranath’s philosophy of life itself lay on solid foundations that were built on his own ideas despite his openness to changes coming from the outside world. Some speak of friendship, unity and togetherness, while others harp on God, eternity, etc.The result can be seen in his countless poems, songs, short stories, novels, essays, plays, musical dramas, dance dramas, travel narratives, letters, and the innumerable speeches that he delivered at home and abroad. The collection of autograph poems vary in theme. Another file ‘MS 460’ includes eight poems by the Nobel laureate in his own handwriting in an address book. The file ‘MSF Autograph Poems’ contains several sets of typed poems. The polymath had composed numerous such short poems during his visits to China and Japan between 19.Īt Rabindra Bhavana, part of the Visva Bharati university campus, multiple versions of Rabindranath’s autograph-poems can be found either in the poet’s own handwriting or in typed scripts or printed forms. The book says Tagore soon perfected the craft and took it seriously which is evident in the painstaking modification of many of these poems years after they had been written. After getting the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his book of poems ‘Gitanjali’, ‘Gurudev’ had become a celebrity in Asia and Europe and was often requested by fans to compose short poems while signing autographs. ![]()
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