Birth of Rabindranath Tagore

Jorosanko Thakur Bari, The Family House of the Tagores in Calcutta. Image credit: Ministry of Culture, Government of India
Jorosanko Thakur Bari, The Family House of the Tagores in Calcutta. Image credit: Ministry of Culture, Government of India

Rabindranath Tagore was the youngest of thirteen surviving children. He was born in the Jorasanko mansion in Calcutta, India to parents Debendranath Tagore (1817–1905) and Sarada Devi (1830–1875).

 

Rabindranath Tagore as a child
Rabindranath Tagore as a child