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Rabindranath Tagore (1861 - 1941) put us on the literary map of the world when his Gitanjali was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913. A poet's poet, he is a maker of not only Indian literature but also the modern Indian mind. He was a poet, short story writer, novelist, dramatist, painter and composer of songs.
Gitanjali has held a special pride of place in the hearts of all Indians. This slim book of song - offerings in English is a volume of 103 poems selected by Tagore from his several Bengali books of poetry. Gitanjali is translated into almost all Indian languages and all major languages of the world.
