Camden in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)

Rabindranath Tagore

(1861 - 1941)

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 18, 2018

1. Rabindranath Tagore Marker

Inscription.
Indian Poet, Philosopher and
First Nobel Laureate from Asia

Unveiled by
HRH The Prince of Wales
7th July 2011

Sculpted by Shenda Amery
Installed by The Tagore Centre UK

Erected 2011 by Tagore Centre UK.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical date for this entry is July 7, 2011.

Location. 51° 31.447′ N, 0° 7.858′ W. Marker is in Camden, England, in Greater London. Marker can be reached from Gordon Square. Touch for map. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Robert Travers Herford (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Williams's Library (within shouting distance of this marker); John Maynard Keynes (within shouting distance of this marker); The Bloomsbury Group (within shouting distance of this marker); Lytton Strachey (within shouting distance of this marker); Noor Inayat Khan (within shouting distance of this marker); Ali Mohammed Abbas (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Christina Georgina Rossetti (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Camden.

More about this marker. The Tagore memorial is located in Gordon Square, a bit to the west of the middle.

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Rabindrath Tagore (Wikipedia). "Rabindranath Tagore FRAS; born Robindronath Thakur, 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941), also known by his pen name Bhanu Singha Thakur (Bhonita), and also known by his sobriquets Gurudev, Kabiguru, and Biswakabi, was a polymath, poet, musician, and artist from the Indian subcontinent. He reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Author of the "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse" of Gitanjali, he became in 1913 the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Tagore's poetic songs were viewed as spiritual and mercurial; however, his "elegant prose and magical poetry" remain largely unknown outside Bengal. He is sometimes referred to as "the Bard of Bengal'." (Submitted on February 7, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.)

Rabindranath Tagore Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 18, 2018

2. Rabindranath Tagore Marker - wide view

Rabindranath Tagore Marker: Plaque with poem (opening verse from <i>Gitanjali</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, March 18, 2018

3. Rabindranath Tagore Marker: Plaque with poem (opening verse from Gitanjali)

Thou hast made me endless, such is thy pleasure. This frail vessel thou emptiest again and again, and fillest it ever with fresh life. This little flute of a reed thou hast carried over hills and dales, and hast breathed through it melodies eternally new. At the immortal touch of thy hands my little heart loses its limits in joy and gives birth to utterance ineffable. Thy infinite gifts come to me only on these very small hands of mine. Ages pass, and still thou pourest, and still there is room to fill.

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 7, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 95 times since then and 6 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 7, 2020, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.