“The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life.” || Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941), also known as Rabindranath Thakur FRAS and by his pseudonym Bhanusimha or Gurudev- was a Bengali Brahmin and polymath from Calcutta; renowned poet, writer, philosopher, musician, social reformer, and painter of the Bengal Renaissance. Tagore became the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize in any category, and also the first lyricist to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. An advocated for Indian independence from British rule, Tagore left an indelible mark on Indian culture and thought. More