Jyotirindranath Tagore

About Jyotirindranath Tagore

Jyotirindranath Tagore was a Bengali intellect. Born in the aristocratic Tagore family, he was the elder brother of Rabindranath Tagore. He pioneered romantic historical dramas in Bengal with nationalistic undertones. Among his best known works are Puruvikram (1874), Sarojini (1875) and Svapnamayi (1882).

Occupation: playwright, writer, painter, translator
Citizenship: British Raj
Born: May 4, 1849
Died: March 4, 1925

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Kadambari Devispouse Debendranath Tagorefather Swarnakumari Devisibling Rabindranath Tagoresibling

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Jyotirindranath Tagore (; 4 May 1849 – 4 March 1925) was a playwright, a musician, an editor and a painter from Bengal. He played a major role in the flowering of the talents of his younger brother, the first non-European Nobel Prize winner, Rabindranath Tagore. Works 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 Aurelius’ Meditations, Shakespeare's Julius Caesar; Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s Gita Rahasya. References Further reading

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