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ʀᴀʙɪɴᴅʀᴀɴᴀᴛʜ ᴛᴀɢᴏʀᴇ (1861-1941), ᴀsɪᴀ’s ғɪʀsᴛ ɴᴏʙᴇʟ ʟᴀᴜʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ, ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪɴᴇɴᴛ ᴄᴀʟᴄᴜᴛᴛᴀ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ғᴏʀ ɪᴛs sᴏᴄɪᴏ-ʀᴇʟɪɢɪᴏᴜs ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ɪɴɴᴏᴠᴀᴛɪᴏɴs ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ 19ᴛʜ ʙᴇɴɢᴀʟ ʀᴇɴᴀɪssᴀɴᴄᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏғᴏᴜɴᴅ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ʜɪs ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴀ sᴛʀᴏɴɢ ʀᴏʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴍᴜʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏғ ʀᴀʙɪɴᴅʀᴀɴᴀᴛʜ’s ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴘʀɪᴏʀɪᴛɪᴇs. ʜɪs ɢʀᴀɴᴅғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴅᴡᴀʀᴋᴀɴᴀᴛʜ ᴡᴀs ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ sᴜᴘᴘᴏʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴇᴅɪᴄᴀʟ ғᴀᴄɪʟɪᴛɪᴇs, ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ɪɴsᴛɪᴛᴜᴛɪᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛs, ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇ ғᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ғᴏʀ ʀᴇʟɪɢɪᴏᴜs ᴀɴᴅ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ʀᴇғᴏʀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇsᴛᴀʙʟɪsʜᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴀ ғʀᴇᴇ ᴘʀᴇss. ʜɪs ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡᴀs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴀ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ ɪɴ sᴏᴄɪᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʀᴇʟɪɢɪᴏᴜs ʀᴇғᴏʀᴍ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴇɴᴄᴏᴜʀᴀɢᴇᴅ ᴀ ᴍᴜʟᴛɪ-ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴇxᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴍᴀɴsɪᴏɴ ᴊᴏʀᴀsᴀɴᴋᴏ. ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴏɪɴᴛ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ, ʀᴀʙɪɴᴅʀᴀɴᴀᴛʜ’s ᴛʜɪʀᴛᴇᴇɴ ʙʀᴏᴛʜᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ sɪsᴛᴇʀs ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴀᴛʜᴇᴍᴀᴛɪᴄɪᴀɴs, ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴀʟɪsᴛs, ɴᴏᴠᴇʟɪsᴛs, ᴍᴜsɪᴄɪᴀɴs, ᴀʀᴛɪsᴛs. ʜɪs ᴄᴏᴜsɪɴs, ᴡʜᴏ sʜᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴍᴀɴsɪᴏɴ, ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇᴀᴛʀᴇ, sᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ɴᴇᴡ ᴀʀᴛ ᴍᴏᴠᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴇᴍᴇɴᴅᴏᴜs ᴇxᴄɪᴛᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ʀɪᴄʜɴᴇss ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴇxᴛᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴘᴇʀᴍɪᴛᴛᴇᴅ ʏᴏᴜɴɢ ʀᴀʙɪɴᴅʀᴀɴᴀᴛʜ ᴛᴏ ᴀʙsᴏʀʙ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴇᴀʀɴ sᴜʙᴄᴏɴsᴄɪᴏᴜsʟʏ ᴀᴛ ʜɪs ᴏᴡɴ ᴘᴀᴄᴇ, ɢɪᴠɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ ᴀ ᴅʏɴᴀᴍɪᴄ ᴏᴘᴇɴ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʟ ᴏғ ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʜᴇ ʟᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴛʀɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇ ɪɴ ʜɪs sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ᴀᴛ sᴀɴᴛɪɴɪᴋᴇᴛᴀɴ. ɴᴏᴛ sᴜʀᴘʀɪsɪɴɢʟʏ, ʜᴇ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴏᴜᴛsɪᴅᴇ ғᴏʀᴍᴀʟ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ɪɴғᴇʀɪᴏʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴏʀɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ, ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀ ʙʀɪᴇғ ᴇxᴘᴏsᴜʀᴇ ᴛᴏ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟs, ʜᴇ ʀᴇғᴜsᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴅ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴅᴇɢʀᴇᴇs ʜᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀ ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ʜᴏɴᴏʀᴀʀʏ ᴏɴᴇs ʙᴇsᴛᴏᴡᴇᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ɪɴ ʟɪғᴇ.
ʜɪs ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇs ᴀᴛ ᴊᴏʀᴀsᴀɴᴋᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇᴅ ʜɪᴍ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ʟɪғᴇʟᴏɴɢ ᴄᴏɴᴠɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇʀɴɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ғʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ ɪɴ ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ʜᴇ ᴀʟsᴏ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴘʀᴏғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴɴᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛs ғᴏʀ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘɪɴɢ ᴇᴍᴘᴀᴛʜʏ ᴀɴᴅ sᴇɴsɪᴛɪᴠɪᴛʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴄᴇssɪᴛʏ ғᴏʀ ᴀɴ ɪɴᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ʀᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴsʜɪᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏɴᴇ’s ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ. ɪɴ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄɪᴘᴀᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏsᴍᴏᴘᴏʟɪᴛᴀɴ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠɪᴛɪᴇs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴍɪʟʏ, ʜᴇ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴊᴇᴄᴛ ɴᴀʀʀᴏᴡɴᴇss ɪɴ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ, ᴀɴʏ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴏғ ɴᴀʀʀᴏᴡɴᴇss ᴛʜᴀᴛ sᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ғʀᴏᴍ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ʙᴇɪɴɢ. ʜᴇ sᴀᴡ ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀs ᴀ ᴠᴇʜɪᴄʟᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀɪᴄʜᴇsᴛ ᴀsᴘᴇᴄᴛs ᴏғ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴇs, ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴᴛᴀɪɴɪɴɢ ᴏɴᴇ’s ᴏᴡɴ ᴄᴜʟᴛᴜʀᴀʟ sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄɪᴛʏ.