Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...

(1861–1941) was a Bengali poet, writer, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. Tagore (the anglicised form of the Bengali title '' Thakur'') may also refer to:

Tagore family The Tagore family (also spelled as ''Thakur''), with over three hundred years of history,Deb, Chitra, pp 64–65. has been one of the leading families of Calcutta, India, and is regarded as one of the key influencers during the Bengali Renaissa ...

, a prominent Indian family

Jorasanko branch of the Tagore family

A branch of the family based in the Jorasanko neighbourhood of Kolkata. *

Abanindranath Tagore Abanindranath Tagore ( Bengali: অবনীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 August 1871 – 5 December 1951) was the principal artist and creator of the "Indian Society of Oriental Art". He was also the first major exponent of Sw ...

(1871–1951), artist *

Debendranath Tagore Debendranath Tagore (15 May 1817 – 19 January 1905) was an Indian Hindu philosopher and religious reformer, active in the Brahmo Samaj (earlier called Bhramho Sabha) ("Society of Brahma", also translated as ''Society of God''). He joined Brahm ...

(1817–1905), Brahmoism founder *

Dwarkanath Tagore Dwarkanath Tagore ( bn, দ্বারকানাথ ঠাকুর, ''Darokanath Ţhakur''; 1794–1846) was one of the first Indian industrialists to form an enterprise with British partners. He was the son of Ramlochon Tagore, the founder ...

(1794–1846), businessman and aristocrat *

Dwijendranath Tagore Dwijendranath Tagore (11 March 1840 – 19 January 1926) was an Indian Bengali poet, song composer, philosopher, mathematician and painter. He was one of the pioneers of shorthand and notation in Bengali script. He was the eldest son of Debendr ...

(1840–1926), writer, musician, and pioneer in Bengali shorthand and musical notations *

Gaganendranath Tagore Gaganendranath Tagore (17 September 1867 – 14 February 1938) was an Bengali painter and cartoonist of the Bengal school. Along with his brother Abanindranath Tagore, he was counted as one of the earliest modern artists in India. Life and car ...

(1867–1938), artist * Ganendranath Tagore (1841–1869), musician and founder of Jorasanko Natyashala; a member of the

Hemendranath Tagore Hemendranath Tagore (1844–1884), Debendranath Tagore's third son, is notable for being the first Brahmo as the first child born in 1844 to any of the original 21 Brahmos who swore the First Brahmo Covenant on 21 December 1843 at Calcutta (no ...

(1844–1884), nationalist, yogi, founder of Adi Dharm *

Jyotirindranath Tagore Jyotirindranath Tagore ( bn, জ্যোতিরিন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 4 May 1849 – 4 March 1925) was a playwright, a musician, an editor and a painter. He played a major role in the flowering of the talents of his you ...

(1849–1925), musician *

(1861–1941), writer, performer, the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in 1913. Composed the Indian and Bangladeshi national anthems * Ramanath Tagore (1801–1877), social figure associated with British Indian Association and son of

Nilmoni Tagore Nilmoni Tagore (1721–1791) was a scion of Tagore family who, founded the Jorasanko branch of Tagore family leaving the old house of Pathuriaghata. In year 1758, he started to build what is now known as Jorasanko Thakur Bari. Nilmoni and Darpanar ...

Satyendranath Tagore Satyendranath Tagore (1 June 1842 – 9 January 1923) was an Indian Bengali civil servant, poet, composer, writer, social reformer and linguist from Kolkata, West Bengal. He was the first Indian who became an Indian Civil Service officer in 186 ...

(1842–1923), musician, reformer, and the first Indian to join the ICS in 1863 * Swarnakumari Devi (1855–1932), female novelist

Pathuriaghata branch of the Tagore family

A branch of the family based in the

Pathuriaghata Pathuriaghata is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata in Kolkata district, in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is one of the oldest residential areas in what was Sutanuti. Once the abode of the Bengali rich, the neighbourhood and its surrounding ...

neighbourhood of Kolkata. * Gnanendramohan Tagore (1826–1890), first Asian to be called to the English bar in 1862; see List of members of Lincoln's Inn * Gopimohan Tagore (1760–1819), one of the founders of Hindu College * Jatindramohan Tagore (1831–1908), philanthropist *

Prasanna Coomar Tagore Prasanna may refer to: People As sole name * Prasanna (actor) (Prasanna Venkatesan, active from 2001), Indian film actor * Prasanna (theatre director) (born 1951), Indian theatre director and playwright * V. V. Prasanna, a Tamil playback singer ...

(1801–1886), lawyer and member of the Atmiya Sabha *

Prodyot Coomar Tagore Maharaja Bahadur Sir Prodyot Coomar Tagore Order of the Indian Empire, KCIE (17 September 1873 – 28 August 1942) was a leading land owner, philanthropist, art collector, and photographer in Kolkata, India. He belonged to the Pathuriaghata branch ...

(1873–1942), former Sheriff of Calcutta * Sourindramohan Tagore (1840–1914), founder of the Banga Sangeet Vidyalaya and the Bengal Academy of Music *

Sharmila Tagore Sharmila Tagore (also known as Begum Ayesha Sultana; born 8 December 1944) is a retired Indian actress, primarily known for her work in Hindi and Bengali cinema, Tagore is the recipient of two National Film Awards, a Filmfare Award, and the F ...

(b. 1944), film actor

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* ''Tagore'' (film), a 2003 Indian film starring Chiranjeevi

Jorasanko branch of the Tagore family

Pathuriaghata branch of the Tagore family

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