Tagore

American

[tuh-gawr, -gohr, tah-gawr] / təˈgɔr, -ˈgoʊr, ˈtɑ gɔr /

noun

Sir Rabindranath 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel Prize 1913.

Tagore British

/ təˈɡɔː /

noun

Rabindranath (rəˈbiːndrəˌnɑːt). 1861–1941, Indian poet and philosopher. His verse collections, written in Bengali and English, include Gitanjali (1910; 1912): Nobel prize for literature 1913

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Over the years, Dharmendra shared the screen with leading stars including Nutan, Meena Kumari, and Sharmila Tagore, but his most enduring partnership was with Hema Malini, Bollywood's first woman superstar.

From Barron's • Nov. 24, 2025

The great-niece of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, she had been schooled in England from the age of nine and "was cast in the Western mould and was cosmopolitan".

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2023

Indian industrialist Dwarkanath Tagore invested in coal mines and textile factories.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

My own novel, co-written with my wife Mikaella Clements, centers on the relationship between British-Indian actress Whitman Tagore and her white playboy love interest, Leo Milanowski.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2022

They sit in circles on the floor, singing songs by Nazrul and Tagore, passing a thick yellow clothbound book of lyrics among them as Dilip Nandi plays the harmonium.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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