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RABINDRANATH, a Hindu poet, born in 1860. He was long well known in India and gained a worldwide reputation in 1913, when he was awarded the Nobel prize for literature.
At the age of 17 he went to Europe, where he completed his education. On returning to India, he became known as an educator and philosopher and was the founder of a university in Bengal. His poetry, which was contributed to magazines in India, possessed extraordinary merit and charm. Much of it was trans- TAHITI lated into English. He made many visits in the United States, where he lectured and read from his books. He was made a knight by King George, in 1915.
His best known writings are: "The Crescent Moon" (1913); "The Gar- RABINDRANATH TAGORE dener" (1913); "Poems"; "The Realization of Life" (1913); "Essays"; "Chitra" (1913); "The King of the Dark ( Chamber" (1914); "Short Stories" (1915); "Fruit-gathering: Nationalism" (1917); "Lover's Gift" (1918).