Rathindranath tagore biography definition

First Vice President of Visva Varati University

Rathindranath Thakur (anglicised as Rathindranath Tagore, 27 November 1888 – 3 June 1961) was an Indian educationist, agronomist, painter, in leathercraft, and a woodworker.^[1][2][3] He served as the first vice-chancellor of Visva-Bharati University, which was founded by his father, Rabindranath Tagore.

Early life and education

Rathindranath Tagore was born on 27 November 1888 to Rabindranath Tagore and Mrinalini Devi at Jorasanko Thakur Bari in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India.^[4]

He was one of the first five students at the Brahmacharya asrama at Shantiniketan.^[5] After completing their schooling, he and a classmate, Santosh Chandra Majumdar, were sent to Japan in 1906.

From there, they moved to the United States and graduated in agricultural science from the University of Illinois in 1909.^[4][5][6]