Bengali poet, philosopher, composer and educationist, the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (1913). Rejecting rote, colonial-style schooling, he built an experimental school at his family's ashram in Santiniketan in 1901 and expanded it in 1921 into Visva-Bharati University, envisioned as a place where the best of Indian and world cultures could meet as equals.
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BirthplaceCalcutta (Kolkata), India 1 Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionFounded an experimental school at Santiniketan (1901), later Visva-Bharati University (1921), built on joyful, nature-connected, holistic learning that bridged Indian and world traditions rather than rote colonial instruction. 1 Notable WorkGitanjali (1910); Nobel Prize in Literature, 1913 1 Connections
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Additional Source Visva-Bharati University (Wikipedia)Visva-Bharati University article, founder statement
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Source Rabindranath Tagore (Wikipedia)intro of the articleQuote, intro of the article
In 1913, Tagore became the first Indian and non-European to win a Nobel Prize in any category, and also the first lyricist to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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Visva-Bharati University (Wikipedia)
Institutions Founded: Visva-Bharati University, Visva-Bharati University article, founder statementQuote, Institutions Founded: Visva-Bharati University, Visva-Bharati University article, founder statement
Rabindranath Tagore, who called it Visva-Bharati
New World Encyclopedia: Rabindranath Tagore
New World EncyclopediaIn Group: Child-Centered and Reform Pedagogy Founders, Visva-Bharati school passageQuote, In Group: Child-Centered and Reform Pedagogy Founders, Visva-Bharati school passage
The school he founded combined Western and Eastern practices.
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