Tagore
Tagore (the anglicised form of the Bengali title Thakur. Bengali: ঠাকুর) is the name of a prominent Bengali family of intellectuals, writers and artists, generally known as the Tagore family.
People - Jorasanko branch of the Tagore family Dwarkanath Tagore (1794 – 1846) – businessman and aristocrat, called Prince by the foreigners for his lavish life style.
Ramanath Tagore (1801 – 1877) – prominent social figure associated with British Indian Association and Hindu Mela.
Debendranath Tagore (1817 – 1905) – Brahmoism founder.
Dwijendranath Tagore (1840 – 1926) – poet, philosopher, writer, musician, pioneer in Bengali shorthand and musical notations
Ganendranath Tagore (1841 – 1869) – theatre personality, musician, founder of Jorasanko Natyashala and Hindu Mela.
Satyendranath Tagore (1842 – 1923) – musician, reformer, and the first Indian to join the ICS in 1863.
Hemendranath Tagore (1844 – 1884) – nationalist, yogi, founder of Adi Dharm the successor religion to Brahmoism.
Jyotirindranath Tagore (1849 – 1925) – theatre personality, musician
Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941) – poet, philosopher, playwright, author, musician, artist, reformer, educationist and the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in 1913.
Gaganendranath Tagore (1867 – 1938) – artist, pioneer of ink and brush work in India, cartoonist.
Abanindranath Tagore (1871 – 1951) – developed Indian style of painting, first Indian artist to gain international recognition.
People - Pathuriaghata branch of the Tagore family Prasanna Coomar Tagore (1801 – 1886) – Lawyer, who donated money to University of Calcutta to create an endowment for Tagore Professorship of Law. Drafted the Trust Deed of Brahmo Sabha along with his cousin Dwarakanath.
Gnanendramohan Tagore (1826 – 1890) – first Asian to be called to the English bar in 1862.
Jatindramohan Tagore, (1831 – 1908), theatre enthusist, art-lover, and philanthrophist.
People - women of the Tagore family Swarnakumari Devi (1855 – 1932) - first woman novelist amongst Bengali people
Instutitutions/ Organisations etc. linked to the Tagores Adi Dharm
Brahmo Samaj
Hindu Mela
Jorasanko
Jorasanko Thakur Bari
Pathuriaghata
Rabindra Bharati University
Rabindra Sangeet
Rabindra Nritya Natya
Santiniketan
Shelaidaha
Vangiya Sahitya Parishad
Visva-Bharati University
Other usages Tagore (film), a "Tollywood" feature film starring Chiranjeevi
Translation
The word "Tagore" occurs as such in the following languages: English, French, Indonesian, Italian.
Translation in German: Thakur.
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