Tagore

Tagore

Tagore (the anglicised form of the Bengali title Thakur. Bengali: ঠাকুর) is the name of a prominent Bengali family of intellectuals, writers and artists, generally known as the Tagore family.

People - Jorasanko branch of the Tagore family
* Dwarkanath Tagore (1794 – 1846) – businessman and aristocrat, called Prince by the foreigners for his lavish life style.
* Ramanath Tagore (1801 – 1877) – prominent social figure associated with British Indian Association and Hindu Mela.
* Debendranath Tagore (1817 – 1905) – Brahmoism founder.
* Dwijendranath Tagore (1840 – 1926) – poet, philosopher, writer, musician, pioneer in Bengali shorthand and musical notations
* Ganendranath Tagore (1841 – 1869) – theatre personality, musician, founder of Jorasanko Natyashala and Hindu Mela.
* Satyendranath Tagore (1842 – 1923) – musician, reformer, and the first Indian to join the ICS in 1863.
* Jyotirindranath Tagore (1849 – 1925) – theatre personality, musician
* Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941) – poet, philosopher, playwright, author, musician, artist, reformer, educationist and the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in 1913.
** Life of Rabindranath Tagore (1861–1901)
** Life of Rabindranath Tagore (1901–1932)
** Life of Rabindranath Tagore (1932–1941)
** Works of Rabindranath Tagore
** Political views of Rabindranath Tagore
* Gaganendranath Tagore (1867 – 1938) – artist, pioneer of ink and brush work in India, cartoonist.
* Abanindranath Tagore (1871 – 1951) – developed Indian style of painting, first Indian artist to gain international recognition.

People - Pathuriaghata branch of the Tagore family
* Prasanna Coomar Tagore (1801 – 1886) – Lawyer, who donated money to University of Calcutta to create an endowment for Tagore Professorship of Law.
* Gnanendramohan Tagore (1826 – 1890) – first Asian to be called to the English bar in 1862.
* Jatindramohan Tagore, (1831 – 1908), theatre enthusist, art-lover, and philanthrophist.

People - women of the Tagore family
* Swarnakumari Devi (1855 – 1932) - first woman novelist amongst Bengali people
* Sharmila Tagore (born 1946) – film star and head of Film Censor Board

People linked to the Tagore family
* Pramatha Chowdhury (1868 – 1946) – writer of “Sabuj Patra” fame.
* Sarala Devi Chaudhurani (1872 – 1945)

Instutitutions/ Organisarions etc. linked to the Tagores
* Jorasanko Thakur Bari
* Brahmo Samaj
* Visva-Bharati University
* Rabindra Bharati University
* Rabindra Sangeet
* Rabindra Nritya Natya
* Hindu Mela
* Vangiya Sahitya Parishad
* Santiniketan
* Shilaidaha
* Jorasanko
* Pathuriaghata

Other usages
* "Rabindranath Tagore (film)", a documentary film by Satyajit Ray
* "Tagore (film)", a "Tollywood" feature film starring Chiranjeevi


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  • Tagore —   [englisch tə gɔː],    1) Abanindranath, indisch Avanindranath Thakur, indischer Maler, * Kalkutta 7. 8. 1871, ✝ ebenda 5. 12. 1951, Vetter von 2); wirkte in Kalkutta, begründete mit seinem Bruder Gaganendranath (* 1867, ✝ 1938) die »Bengalische …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Tagore — (izg. tàgore) DEFINICIJA 1. Devēndranāh (1817 1905), hinduistički filozof i vjerski reformator nazivan Maharishi (Veliki mudrac); reformama oslobodio hinduističku vjeru i način života od nekih krutih zastarjelosti; napisao brojne knjige na… …   Hrvatski jezični portal

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  • Tagore — (Rabindranâth Thakur, dit Rabindranâth) (1861 1941) écrivain indien (d expression bengali et anglaise), peintre et musicien. Romancier (Gôra, 1910), poète mystique et patriotique (Gitânjali, 1910), dramaturge (Amal et la lettre du roi, 1913), il… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Tagore — [tə gôr′] Sir Rabindranath [rə bēn′drə nät΄] 1861 1941; Indian (Bengali) poet …   English World dictionary

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  • Tagore — Thakur (bengalisch: ঠাকুর, Ṭhākur), meist in der anglisierenden Schreibweise Tagore ist ein bengalischer Familienname und der Name folgender Personen: Abanindranath Tagore (1871–1951), Maler und Schriftsteller Debendranath Tagore (1817–1905),… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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  • Tagore International School — was founded by Dr. Mrs. H. Sen in 1964 with the aim of creating a free atmosphere where children develop their personality to the fullest extent. Named after Rabindranath Tagore, it envisions an education that is deeply rooted in one’s immediate… …   Wikipedia

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