Jyotirindranath Tagore

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Jyotirindranath Tagore
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Born4 May 1849
Died4 March 1925
Ranchi, British India
OccupationPlaywright, musician, editor and painter
Spouse(s)Kadambari Devi
Parent(s)Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Devi

Jyotirindranath Tagore (Bengali: জ্যোতিরিন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর) (4 May 1849 – 4 March 1925) was a playwright, a musician, an editor and a painter.[1] He played a major role in the flowering of the talents of his younger brother, the first non-European Nobel Prize winner, Rabindranath Tagore.[2]

Works[edit]

  • Historical plays -Purubikram (1874), Sarojini (1875), Ashrumati (Woman in tears, 1879), Swapnamayi (Lady of Dream, 1882).
  • Satirical plays - Kinchit Jalajog (Some Refreshments, 1873), Eman Karma Ar Korbo Na (I will never do such a thing again 1877), Hathath Nabab (Suddenly a Ruler, 1884), Alik Babu (Strange Man, 1900).
  • Translations - Kalidas's Abhijñānaśākuntalam (The Recognition of Shakuntala) and Malati Madhava (Malati and Madhava); Sudrak's Mrichhatika (Little Clay Cart); Marcus AureliusMeditations, Shakespeare's Julius Caeser; Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s Gita Rahasya.

References[edit]

  1. Ahmed, Wakil (2012). "Tagore, Jyotirindranath". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. Bandopadhyay, Hiranmay, Thakurbarir Katha, (in Bengali), pp. 106-113, Sishu Sahitya Sansad.