Jyotirindranath Tagore
Jyotirindranath Tagore | |
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British India | |
| Died | 4 March 1925 (aged 75) Ranchi, British India |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright, musician, editor and painter |
| Spouse | 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 from Bengal.[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
- 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 - Gita Rahasya.
References
- ^ Ahmed, Wakil (2012). "Tagore, Jyotirindranath". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ Bandopadhyay, Hiranmay, Thakurbarir Katha, (in Bengali), pp. 106–113, Sishu Sahitya Sansad.
Further reading
- Bandopadhyay, Hiranmoy (1960). ঠাকুরবাড়ির কথা (Thakurbarir Katha) [About Thakurbari] (in Bengali). Kolkata: Shishu Sahitya Samsad. pp. 106–113.
- Chaudhurani, Indira Devi (2001). Das, Anathnath (ed.). স্মৃতি সম্পাৎ (Smriti Samput) [A Casket of Memories] (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Santiniketan: Ravindra Bhavana. p. 29.
- ISBN 0-19-563696-1.
- Sengupta, Subodhchandra; Bose, Anjali, eds. (1960). সংসদ বাঙলী চরিতাভিধান (Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan) [Bengali Biographical Dictionary] (in Bengali). Vol. 1. Kolkata: Shishu Sahitya Samsad. pp. 184–185.
- Ghosh, Tapobrata (1995). "Literature and Literaray Life in Calcutta". In ISBN 019563697X.
- Ghosh, Siddhartha (1995). "Calcutta's Industrial Archaeology". In ISBN 0-19-563696-1.
- Mitra, Rajyeshwar (1995). "Music in Old Calcutta". In ISBN 0-19-563696-1.