05-08-2008, 04:57 PM
On Rabindra Nath Tagore's Birth Anniversary
7 May 1861 Born at Calcutta, India
14 February 1873 began deshATan, an all-India tour with his father
22 Dec 1901 Founded Shanti Niketan, which in 1924 became Vishva Bharati University
1911 Wrote Jana Gana Mana which later became National Anthem of India
1913 Awarded Nobel prize in literature, First Asian and non-white to be awarded
1919 Renounced his knighthood following Jallianwala massacre
14 July 1930 met Einstein at his residence at Kaputh in the suburbs of Berlin
1939 Appealed to Gandhi to not shun Subhas Chandra Bose from congress
7 Aug 1941 died at Calcutta, India at the age of 80
7 May 1861 Born at Calcutta, India
14 February 1873 began deshATan, an all-India tour with his father
22 Dec 1901 Founded Shanti Niketan, which in 1924 became Vishva Bharati University
1911 Wrote Jana Gana Mana which later became National Anthem of India
1913 Awarded Nobel prize in literature, First Asian and non-white to be awarded
1919 Renounced his knighthood following Jallianwala massacre
14 July 1930 met Einstein at his residence at Kaputh in the suburbs of Berlin
1939 Appealed to Gandhi to not shun Subhas Chandra Bose from congress
7 Aug 1941 died at Calcutta, India at the age of 80