Jyotirindranath Tagore
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Born4 May 1849
Died4 March 1925 (aged 75)
Ranchi, Bengal Presidency, British India
OccupationsPlaywright, musician, editor, painter
SpouseKadambari Devi
Jyotirindranath Tagore | |
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 Jyotirindranath Tagore c.1867 | |
| Born | 4 May 1849 |
| Died | 4 March 1925 (aged 75) Ranchi, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Occupations | Playwright, musician, editor, painter |
| Spouse | Kadambari Devi |
| Parent(s) | Debendranath Tagore Sarada Sundari Devi |
| Relatives | Indira Devi Chaudhurani (niece), Dwijendranath, Satyendranath, Hemendranath, Swarnakumari, Rabindranath Tagore (siblings), +9 others |
| Family | Tagore family |
Jyotirindranath Tagore (4 May 1849 – 4 March 1925) was a Bengali playwright, musician, editor, and 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]
- 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 Rich, 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.
