ravindranath tagore essay
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.He was born in Kolkata on 7th May, 1861 in a wealthy Brahmin family. He was the youngest of the thirteen children. He had spent most of his childhood with servants, since his mother had passed away when he was very young. His home was the hub of a lot of literary and theatrical activities.
He avoided classroom education. His brother made him swim and indulge in other sporting activities. He learned Drawing Anatomy, Geography, History, Maths, Sanskrit and English. Ironically, English was his least favourite subject. At home, he grew up imbibing the rich discussions held in his father’s study, endlessly. He got the first taste of the Upanishads at home under the guidance of his father. At home, he extensively read the mystical and the Vaishav poets of India.
At the age of 11 years, an ‘upnayan’ ceremony was conducted for him. After that, he and his father embarked on a month long tour. They first visited his father’s estate at Santiniketan, rested in Amritsar for a while and then left for the hill station at Dalhou^je. On the way, he read several biographies. Upon reaching the hill station, they settled in a house amidst forests and waterfalls.
Tagore was smitten by the beauty of the region. They followed a rigorous routine of studies there. In 1877, he returned to Jorosanko and worked on one of his first literary pieces. He finished a long poem in Maithili style. His first short-story in Bengali had the title-‘Bhikharini’ (The Beggar Woman). He was sent to England to study law in 1877 but he returned to India only after a year for his love of writing. After returning, he devoted himself completely to writing. In fact, poetry came to him naturally