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OF sce NANAK SEWA ESTD 1971. Presented By : Shivani Yadav Sakshi Singh.

Birth 7th May, 1861 Death 7th August, 1941.

Viswakavi (World Poet) Rabindranath was born on May 9 1861 in Bengal. His father Maharihi Devendranath Tagore was a rich man and an aristocrat and his mother was Sarada Devi. Rabindranath Tagore was not sent to any school. He was educated at home by a tutor. Rabindranath was not happy, getting educated within the four walls. He was a curious and creative child..

Though he was educated at home, he studied many subjects and there was a method in his studies. He would get up early. After physical education he would study Mathematics, History, Geography, Bengali and Sanskrit. In the afternoon, he learnt drawing, English and play games. On Sundays he would learn music and conduct experiments in science. Reading plays was of special interest to him. He was happy to read plays of Kalidas and Shakespeare. He had a special interest in Bengali, which was his mother- tongue..

EARLY/ YEARS Tagore received his education at home. Early Years of Education He was taught in Bengali, with English lessons in the o afternoon. He read Bengali Poems at his early age and began writing poetry himself by the age of 8..

MARRIAG He read law at University College, London, but left his college to explore Shakespeare and more. He was called by his father and returned degreeless to Bengal in 1880. On 9th December, 1883, he married Mrinalini Devi; They had five children, two of whom died before reaching adulthood. In 1890, Tagore began managing his family's vast estates in Shilaidaha, a region now in Bangladesh..

Philosophical Idea Rabindranath was a philosopher, poet, dramatist, teacher, essayist and painter of outstanding repute. His philosophy of life was based on the ideals of dedication, patriotism and naturalism. Although he was an ideal philosopher, but the thoughts of naturalism, pragmatism and individualism are also reflected in his philosophy..

- Idealist: Tagore believes that man should realize the "ultimate truth" which will liberate him from the worldly bondage. Experience according to him is within the world of illusion.

Humanist: Tagore said nature and man are created by supreme power. There is a strong link between man and nature. So man should act naturally to feel the presence of superpower within him..

Naturalist: Tagore said nature is the great teacher which is not hostile to man. Nature is kind, generous and benevolent like mother. In his view, "Education diverted from nature has brought untold harm to young children." Man should develop his relation with the nature as his fellowmen..

Goodbye to book-centered education: the first time in the arena of education, Tagore established a new mile-stone. With boldness and firmness, he rejected a book-centered education for students. To him it is not just to confine the mind of boys and girls to text-books only. It will kill the natural instincts of a student and make him bookish..

Teaching - practical and real: According to Tagore, teaching should be practical and real but not artificial and theoretical. As a naturalist out and out, Tagore laid emphasis on the practicality of education. That will definitely increase the creative skill within a learner. That creativity will bring perfection in the learning process and the student will be a master in his own field but not a slave to mere theoretical knowledge which one delves deep..

Freedom to learner: Tagore had championed the cause of freedom. The same he wanted to implement in the field of education. With that object he had opened Shantiniketan, Sri Niketan and Brahmachari Ashram. Accordingly, he gave free choice to students to develop their interest in any field they like..

Education for rural reconstruction: Tagore was aware about the rural poverty of our country. So, he wanted to eradicate it through education. The practical training imparted in different crafts to the students will make them skilled artisans in their field..

MAJOR WORKS • 'Gitanjali', a collection of poems, is considered his best poetic accomplishment. • A proficient songwriter, Tagore composed 2,230 songs, which are often referred to as He also wrote the national anthem for India - and for Bangladesh - 'Aamaar Sonaar Banglaa • 'Galpagucchaccha' a collection of eighty stories is his most famous short story collection which revolves around the lives of rural folks of Bengal. The stories mostly deal with the subjects of poverty, illiteracy, marriage, femininity, etc. and enjoy immense popularity even today..

GITANJALI RABINDRANATH TAGORE GITANJALI Gitanjali is a collection of poems . The original Bengali collection of 157 poems was published on August 14, 1910. The English Gitanjali or Song Offerings is a collection of 103 English poems of Tagore's own English translations of his Bengali poems first published in November 1912 by the India Society of London. It contained translations of 53 poems from the original Bengali Gitanjali, as well as 50 other poems which were from his drama Achalayatan and eight other books of mainly Gitimalya (17 poems), Naivedya (15 poetry poems) and Kheya (1 1 poems). In 1913, Tagore became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for Literature largely for the English Gitanjali. The English Gitanjali became very famous in the West, and was widely translated. The word gitanjali is composed from "gita", song, and "anjali", offering, and thus means — "An offering of songs"; but the word for offering, anjali, has a strong devotional connotation, so the title may also be interpreted as "prayer offering of song"..

PRAY "Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it. " Rabindranath Tagore.

THANK YOU.