Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Author of the "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful" poetry of Gitanjali, he became in 1913 the first non-European and the first lyricist to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Tagore's poetic songs were viewed as spiritual and mercurial; however, his "elegant prose and magical poetry" remain largely unknown outside Bengal. He was a fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society. Referred to as "the Bard of Bengal", Tagore was known by sobriquets: Gurudeb, Kobiguru, Biswokobi.
Books by Rabindranath Tagore
6 books available
The Gardener
by Rabindranath Tagore
4.3(1,655)
A son's quest to find his unknown father uncovers a sinister plot, forcing him to protect a genetically engineered girl from a 'Gardener' who creates human-plant hybrids.
Chokher Bali
by Rabindranath Tagore
3.9(3,851)
In colonial Bengal, a captivating young widow's arrival starts a storm of forbidden desires, jealousy, and social upheaval within a seemingly harmonious household, challenging tradition and loyalty.
Red Oleanders
by Rabindranath Tagore
3.9(218)
In a gold-obsessed town, Nandini, with red oleanders, ignites a desire for freedom in enslaved miners, sacrificing herself for their liberation.
Selected Short Stories
by Rabindranath Tagore
4.2(6,352)
Tagore's stories from turn-of-the-century Bengal explore the human condition through tales of love, loss, and social reflection.
The Home and the World
by Rabindranath Tagore
3.8(4,083)
In a Bengal on the cusp of Swadeshi, a sheltered wife's awakening to political fervor and illicit love threatens to shatter the traditional world of her zamindar husband.
Gitanjali
by Rabindranath Tagore
4.3(8,963)
In "Gitanjali," Tagore's poems celebrate the divine, weaving together themes of devotion, nature, and the soul's search for the infinite.