Posted by SREE LAKSHMI on Jan. 3, 2013, 9:07 p.m.
Rabindranath Tagore 
Tagore c. 1915, the year he was knighted byGeorge V. Tagore repudiated his knighthood, in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh massacrein 1919.[1]Born May 7, 1861
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency,British IndiaDied 7 August 1941 (aged 80)
Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British IndiaOccupation Poet, short-story writer, song composer, novelist, playwright, essayist, and painter Language Bengali, English Nationality Indian Ethnicity Bengali Notable work(s) Gitanjali, Gora, Ghare-Baire,Jana Gana Mana, Rabindra Sangeet, Amar Shonar Bangla(other works) Notable award(s) Nobel Prize in Literature
1913Spouse(s) Mrinalini Devi (m. 1883 – 1902) Children five children, two of whom died in childhood Relative(s) Tagore family Signature 