Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1941) was great artistic and political thinker. He was a Bengali poet, Brahmo philosopher, and scholar. As a child, Tagore lived between an atmosphere where literary magazines were published, musical recitals were held, and theatre performed.
Tagore started writing poems around age eight, and he was urged by an older brother to recite these to people in the mansion. In 1873, Tagore experienced the first close contact with his father when they set out together from Calcutta on a months-long tour of India.
"Ekla Chalo Re" "Jana Gana Mana" was two unforgettable song given to us by him, Gitanjali is also a touched by million of hearts, as a reslut he grabbed Nobel prize for his tremendous literature work. He and his work has always been a great gift of god.