Ravindra Nath Tagore

Tagore was born in the city of Kolkata (Calcutta), at 6 Dwarkanath Tagore Lahne, Jorasanko Thakur Bari. He was the youngest of his parents’ 14 children. His father was Debendranath Tagore. His mother was Sharada Devi.

Tagore was a Bengali Brahman by birth. His nickname was “Rab” or “Rabi”.

Tagore wrote his first poem when he was eight years old. In 1877, at the age of 16, Tagore published his first large poetry collection and wrote his first short story and dramas.