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He did not, he accepted it with much humble appreciation. He was granted a knighthood in 1915 which he renounced 1919. This was as a response to the Jaliwanwala Bagh massacre where many Indian civilians were killed in a barbaric fashion by the British soldiers.
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Rabindranath Tagore refused the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1919 to protest the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar, India, where British troops killed hundreds of unarmed Indian civilians. Tagore believed he could not accept an award from a government responsible for such brutality.
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∙ 9y agoThe Nobel Prize in Literature 1913 was awarded to Rabindranath Tagore because of his profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse, by which, with consummate skill, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his own English words, a part of the literature of the West.
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∙ 15y agoIn protest of the Jalianwalan Bagh Massacre of 1919.
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∙ 13y agoRabindarnath Tagore got knighted by the king , because of his literature and poetry work.
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Why Rabindranath Tagore-win--the--noble--prize?
Rabindranath tagore received nobel prize for literature in 1913 for his collection of poems-Gitanjali
First indian noble prize winner?
This was Rabindranath Tagore, a poet, in 1913.
Who was first indian won the noble price?
In 1913... Rabindranath Tagore is the first Asian who won the noble price
How did Rabindranath Tagore get noble prize?
Just one. Nobel Prize in Literature 1913
Who was 2 Indian noble prize winner and give information about them?
Rabindranath Tagore - 1913 - Literature.2 noble prize
When did Rabindranath Tagore get the noble prize?
Rabindranath Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. He was the first non-European to receive this prestigious award.
When did Rabindranath Tagore got the noble price in Hindi?
Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet (also playwright, novelist, musician and painter) who got the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913 for his book of poems, Gitanjali.
Who is the first noble prize winner of non European?
Rabindranath Tagore, an Indian poet, was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913.
Who is the Indian noble price winner?
Science... C.v. Raman Subramaniyam Chandrasekhar Others.. Rabindranath tagore Mother Teresa
Which south American noble prize winner in literature translated rabindranath tagore's works into spanish in 1924?
The South American Nobel Prize winner in Literature Pablo Neruda translated Rabindranath Tagore's works into Spanish in 1924. Neruda was a renowned poet, diplomat, and politician from Chile, known for his lyrical poetry and commitment to social justice.
What prizes did Rabindranath Tagore win?
Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his book of poems "Gitanjali." He was the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize.
Who is the first nobel prize winner from india?
the first with Indian origin was an guy named Rabindranath Tagore in 1913, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. While a guy named Ronald Ross who was born in India but not Indian was giving it in 1902 for his work with malaria. so either 1902 or 1913.Sir Rabindranath Tagore who received the Noble Prize for Literature in 1913 for his works on GITANJALI
