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Nobel laureate poet, philosopher, painter, and composer who reshaped Bengali music and literature.Rabindranath Tagore was an Indian polymath renowned for composing over 2,000 songs known as Rabindra Sangeet. He became the first non-European Nobel laureate in Literature (1913) for his poetry collection 'Gitanjali'. His musical legacy blends Indian classical traditions with folk and Western influences, creating a distinct genre central to Bengali culture.

• Tagore renounced his British knighthood in 1919 to protest the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, where British troops killed hundreds of unarmed Indian civilians.
• He founded Visva-Bharati University in 1921, integrating arts and nature-based education, now an UNESCO World Heritage site.
• Tagore's compositions were declared national anthems for both India ('Jana Gana Mana') and Bangladesh ('Amar Shonar Bangla').
• Despite chronic illness in later life, he painted over 2,500 artworks and wrote prolifically until his death from a severe infection at age 80.