Surendranath Tagore | |
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| Born | 1872 (1872) |
| Died | 1940 (aged 67–68) |
| Citizenship | British Indian |
| Occupation(s) | Author, Scholar, Translator, Entrepreneur |
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| Relatives | Indira Devi Chaudhurani (sister); Sarada Sundari Devi andDebendranath Tagore (grandparents);Dwijendranath,Hemendranath,Jyotirindranath,Swarnakumari,Rabindranath Tagore (uncle and aunts) +9 others |
| Family | Tagore family |
Surendranath Tagore (1872–1940) was an Indian author, literary scholar, translator and entrepreneur. He is particularly noted for translating a number of works ofRabindranath Tagore to English.[1]
A member of theTagore family of Calcutta, he was born toSatyendranath Tagore andJnanadanandini Devi in Bombay in 1872. Surendranath's sisterIndira Devi Choudhurani, born in 1873, was a noted littereaur, author and musician.[2] He graduated fromSt Xavier's college, Calcutta in 1893, and at an early stage in his life he became involved in theIndian nationalist movement. He attendedBishop Cotton School, Shimla in 1881.[citation needed]
He was involved in supporting strike by railway workers in Bombay in 1899, and subsequently became involved in theSwadeshi movement in Bengal, in opposition to the1905 partition of Bengal.[2] Surendranath is also believed to have been involved in the early phase of revolutionary movement for Indian independence, when he served as the treasurer of theAnushilan Samiti established under Pramatha Mitra.[3][4] Surendranath is credited with establishing a number of Indian-owned banks and insurance companies through which he sought to encourage indigenous industries.[2]Surendranath's work in the initial stages of establishment ofVisva-Bharati is considered crucial,[2] and he sat in the university's publishing board. He also served as the editor ofThe Visva-Bharati Quarterly from the July 1923 up to April 1929.
Surendranath was influenced by his uncleRabindranath from an early age which saw him develop an interest in literature.[2] Surendranath's work include both his own creative work, as well as translations of Rabindranath's work from Bengali to English. Surendranath's own noted literary works included essays on various aspects of Science which were published in the magazinesSadhana andBharati. He also contributed toModern review, andPrabasi. Among the noted works in translations is his translations of Rabindranath's worksThe Home and the World (Ghare baire) in 1919,Glimpses of Bengal Selected from letters (Chinnapatra) in 1921, andFour chapters (Char adhyaye) in 1950 (published after his death).Surendranath Tagore died in 1940.
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