"I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service I acted and behold, service was joy"

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