Essay on life of satyandranath tagore
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the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service. He was an author, song composer, and linguist, and made a significant contribution towards the emancipation of women in Indian society during the British Raj.[1][2] He was the second eldest brother of Rabindranath Tagore, the only Indian to get a Nobel Prize in Literature
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Answer:Satyendranath Tagore (/ʃəˈtɛndrənɑːt tæˈɡɔːr/; Bengali: সত্যেন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; [ʃɔtɛndronatʰ ʈʰakur]) (1 June 1842 – 9 January 1923) was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service. He was an author, song composer, and linguist, and made a significant contribution towards the emancipation of women in Indian society during the British Raj.[1][2] He was the second eldest brother of Rabindranath Tagore, the only Indian to get a Nobel Prize in Literature.
Satyendranath Tagore
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Satyendranath Tagore in 1867
Native name
সত্যেন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর
Born
1 June 1842
Calcutta, Bengal, British India
Died
9 January 1923 (aged 80)
Calcutta, Bengal, British India
Nationality
Indian
Occupation
Civil servant, social reformer
Spouse(s)
Jnanadanandini Devi
Relatives
Tagore family
Formative years Edit
The second son of Debendranath Tagore, elder brother of Rabindranath Tagore and grandson of Dwarkanath Tagore of the Jorasanko branch of the Tagore family of Calcutta (now Kolkata), he learnt Sanskrit and English at home. A student of Hindu School, he was part of the first batch of students to appear for the entrance examinations of the University of Calcutta in 1857. He was placed in the first division and was admitted to Presidency College.[1]
As was the custom of the day, he was married early in life to Jnanadanandini Devi in 1859. The same year, he and Keshub Chunder Sen accompanied his father on a visit to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).[1][3]
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