Rabindranath Tagore was one of the most leading poets in the history of the world literature. He was born in the renowned Tagore family in March, 1861. After the completion of his house education he was sent to school. But he did not like institutional education. At the age of seventeen he was sent to London to study Law. But he studied literature with Professor Henry Morley only for a few months and then returned home. Only at the age of eight he started composing poems. He wrote his poetic novel 'Banaful' at the age of fifteen. When he was sixteen, his poems and essays were being published in journals. After returning from England, he began to write tirelessly all branches of literature. In 1911 he translated his poems of "The Geetanjali" ; into English which brought him the highest honor in the form of the Nobel Prize in 1913. One year after his awarding of the Nobel Prize, he was made a Knight by the British Government which he renounced as a protest against the atrocities of the British Government at Jalianwalabagh. The University of Oxford honored him with D. Lit. in 1940. Earlier in 1921, he laid the foundation of Visa Bahrain. At the age of 80, Rabindranath. Tagore breathed his last.
Complete the table below with information from the passages
Person/Facts | Action/ Achievement
| Place/Institute | Time |
Rabindranath | Born | (i)…… | (ii)…… |
Rabindranath | Published (iii)… |
| 1877 |
The Poet | was honored (iv)…..
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| (v)… |
Extra Question:
Biography of Rabindranath Tagore | |||||
Known as |
| a poet, a novelist, a dramatist, a as I philosopher and a musician | |||
Lifespan From 1861 to. (i) ...... | |||||
Who | What | Event/Activity | Time/When | Place/Where | Subject/Specialty |
Rabindranath Tagore | Tour | Went to visit | (ii)……. | Himalaya-as | accompany anta -need by his father |
Rabindranath Tagore | Education | He was sent to study | (iii).. | To London | Law |
| (iv)….. | brought him in the highest honor in the form of the Nobel Prize | In1913 |
| (v).. |
Answer: (i) renowned Tagore family (it) 1861 (iii) poems and essays (iv) with D. Lit (v) 1940
Extra Solution Answer:
(i) 1941 (ii) at the age of 13/1874 (it) at the age of 17/1878 (iv) The Gitanjali (v) in literature
5. Write a summary of the passage in no more than 90 to 100 words.
4. Complete the table below with information from the passage. 1×5=5
Rabindrnath Tagore was one of the most leading poets in the history of world’ literature. He was born in the renowned Tagore family in March, 1861. After the completion of his house education he was sent to school. But he did not like institutional education. At the age of seventeen he was sent to London to study law. But he studied literature with Professor Henry Morley only for a few months and then returned home.
Only at the age of eight he started composing pomes. He wrote his poetic novel; Banaphul at the age of fifteen. When he was sixteen, his poems and essays were being published in journals. After returning from England, he began to write tirelessly all branches of literature.
In 1911 he translated his poems of “The Gitanjali” “into English which brought him the highest honour in the form of the Nobel Prize in 1913.
One year after his awarding of the Noble Prize, he was made a Knight by the British government which he rejected as a protest against the atrocities of British, government at Jalianwalabagh. The University of Oxford honoured the poet with D Lit in 1940. Earlier in 1921, he laid the foundation of Viswa Bhrati. At the age of eighty, Rabindranath Tagore breathed his last.
Person/Facts | Action/Achievement | Place/Institute | Time |
Rabindranath | born | (a) ------ | (b) ------ |
Rabindranath | Published (c) ------ |
| 1891 |
The poet | Got (d) ------ Prize |
| (e) ------ |
5. Write a summary of the passage in no more than 90 to 100 words. 10
Answer:
4. (a) Calcutta, (b) 1861, (c) Sadhna, (d) Nobel, (e) 1913.
5. The leading poet in the history world’s literature. Rabindranath Tagore was born in India. He did not like institutional education but completed house education but completed house education. Only at the age of eight he started composing poems. When he was sixteen his poems and essays were being published in journals. He translated his poems of ‘Gitanjali’ that brought him highest honour in the form of ‘Nobel Prize’ in 1913.
বাংলা অনুবাদ:
রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর পৃথিবীসেরা সাহিত্যিকদের মধ্যে অন্যতম। তিনি ১৮৬১ সালের মার্চ মাসে বিখ্যাত ঠাকুর পরিবারে জন্মগ্রহণ করেন। নিজের প্রাথমিক শিক্ষা শেষ করার পর তাকে স্কুলে পাঠানো হয়। তবে তিনি প্রতিষ্ঠানিক শিক্ষার প্রতি আগ্রহী ছিলেন না। সতেরো বছর বয়সে তাকে লন্ডনে আইন পড়তে পাঠানো হয়। তবে সেখানে তিনি শুধু কিছু মাস অধ্যাপক হেনরি মরলির কাছে সাহিত্য পড়েছিলেন এবং পরে দেশে ফিরে আসেন। আট বছর বয়সে তিনি কবিতা লেখা শুরু করেন। পনেরো বছর বয়সে তিনি তার কবিতা-নাটক বনফুল লিখেন। ষোলো বছর বয়সে তার কবিতা ও প্রবন্ধ পত্রিকায় প্রকাশিত হতে থাকে। ইংল্যান্ড থেকে ফিরে এসে তিনি সাহিত্যের বিভিন্ন শাখায় অবিরাম লেখালেখি করেন। ১৯১১ সালে তিনি গীতাঞ্জলি কবিতাগুলি ইংরেজিতে অনুবাদ করেন, যা তাকে ১৯১৩ সালে নোবেল পুরস্কারে ভূষিত করে। নোবেল পুরস্কার পাওয়ার এক বছর পর, ব্রিটিশ সরকার তাকে নাইট উপাধি প্রদান করে, কিন্তু তিনি জালিয়ানওয়ালাবাগ হত্যাকাণ্ডের প্রতিবাদে এই উপাধি প্রত্যাখ্যান করেন। ১৯৪০ সালে অক্সফোর্ড বিশ্ববিদ্যালয় তাকে ডি. লিট সম্মানে ভূষিত করে। ১৯২১ সালে তিনি বিশ্বভারতী বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়ের প্রতিষ্ঠা করেন। ৮০ বছর বয়সে রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর পরলোকগমন করেন।
Gap Filling Exercise (Based on the Text)
Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the text:
Rabindranath Tagore was born in March (a) __________ in the renowned (b) __________ family. He did not like (c) __________ education and was sent to London at the age of seventeen to study (d) __________. However, he studied literature with Professor Henry Morley and returned home after a few months. He began composing poems at the age of (e) __________ and wrote his first poetic novel, Banaful, at the age of (f) __________. In 1911, he translated his poems from The Geetanjali into (g) __________, which led him to win the Nobel Prize in (h) __________. A year later, he was made a (i) __________ by the British government, but he renounced the title in protest. In (j) __________, the University of Oxford honored him with D. Lit.
Answers:(a) 1861(b) Tagore(c) institutional(d) Law(e) eight(f) fifteen(g) English(h) 1913(i) Knight(j) 1940
Summary
Rabindranath Tagore, born in March 1861 in the renowned Tagore family, was one of the most influential poets in world literature. Though he disliked formal education, he showed an early passion for writing, composing poems at the age of eight. He went to London at seventeen to study Law but soon returned, choosing to focus on literature. His first poetic novel, Banaful, was written at fifteen. In 1911, he translated Geetanjali into English, winning the Nobel Prize in 1913. Tagore renounced the title of Knight in protest of the British atrocities at Jalianwalabagh. He was honored by Oxford University in 1940. Tagore passed away at the age of 80, leaving a lasting literary legacy.
Flow Chart Completion Exercise (Based on the Text)
Born: March 1861 in the Tagore family →
Early Education: Disliked institutional education →
London: Went to study Law at 17, but studied literature for a few months →
Started Writing: Composed poems at the age of 8 →
First Novel: Wrote Banaful at 15 →
Poems Published: Published poems and essays at the age of 16 →
Translation of Geetanjali: Translated Geetanjali into English in 1911 →
Nobel Prize: Awarded the Nobel Prize in 1913 →
Knighted: Made a Knight by the British Government →
Renounced the Title: Renounced the title in protest of Jalianwalabagh →
Oxford Honor: Received D. Lit. from Oxford in 1940 →
World University: Founded Visva Bharati in 1921 →
Death: Passed away at the age of 80 in 1941
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