Glimpses of Bengal Selected from the Letters of Rabindranath Tagore 1885 To 1895

Name : Glimpses of Bengal Selected from the Letters of Rabindranath Tagore 1885 To 1895

Author : Rabindranath Tagore

Book Format : Paperback

Genre : Reference

ISBN : 9788121292801

Language : English

Pages : 101-200 Pages

Publish Year : 2023

Publisher : Gyan Publishing House

About The Book : In this book encompass the author's most prolific period, during their youthful and less recognized years. With a vibrant youth and an abundance of free time, the author found immense pleasure in writing letters that extended beyond mere business communications. It represented a delightful necessity an indulgence in literature that can only occur when there is an accumulation of abundant thoughts and emotions. About The Author: Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), was born in Calcutta, India. He attended University College, at London for one year before being called back to India by his father in 1880. During the first 51 years of his life, he achieved some success in the Calcutta area of India with his many stories, songs, and plays. His short stories were published monthly in a friend's magazine and he played the lead role in a few of the public performances of his plays. While returning to England in 1912, he began translating his latest selections of poems, Gitanjali, into English. It was published in September 1912 in a limited edition by the India Society in London. In 1913, he received the Nobel Prize for literature. He was the first non-westerner to receive the honor. In 1915, he was knighted by King George V, but Tagore renounced his knighthood in 1919 following the Amritsar massacre of 400 Indian demonstrators by British troops. He primarily worked in Beng

Country of Origin : India