- The only person to compose the national anthems of two countries (India and Bangladesh).
- Was the first person to win the Nobel Prize for Literature whose main work was composed in a non-European language (Bengali).
- Knighted in 1915.
- Surrendered the knighthood in 1919 as a protest against the Amritsar Massacre by British troops in India.
- Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.
- Uncle of Late Abanindranath Tagore.
- His father Debendranath Tagore and grandfather Prince Dwarkanath Tagore were heads of Brahmo Association ,which paved a long religious movement in Bengal.
- He directed several plays based on his works,his family members often acted on those plays.
- He was home educated almost.
- His nephew Abanindranarh Thakur was one of the most influential artists in Bengal.Through his paintings , Swadeshi art (a genre in painting)came into existence. His novel Khirer Putul was popular among kids and adults all over India.
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