Albert Einstein with Rabindranath Tagore; Haberlandstrasse 5, Berlin

Digital ImageRabindranath Tagore, 1861—1941. Indian Bengali poet. Son of Debendranath Tagore. Established (1901) school at Santiniketan, Bolpur, Bengal, which developed (1924) into Visva-Bharati University; awarded Nobel prize for literature (1913); resigned his knighthood (1919) in protest against repressive measures in Punjab. Author of volumes of lyric verse in Bengali, often using settings and themes of the Bengali countryside.Center May 2000Digital ImageRabindranath Tagore, 1861—1941. Indian Bengali poet. Son of Debendranath Tagore. Established (1901) school at Santiniketan, Bolpur, Bengal, which developed (1924) into Visva-Bharati University; awarded Nobel prize for literature (1913); resigned his knighthood (1919) in protest against repressive measures in Punjab. Author of volumes of lyric verse in Bengali, often using settings and themes of the Bengali countryside.Record added to DigiTool. Aleph record suppressed. J. Palmisano 09/15/2010