Rabindranath Tagore was an Indian poet, painter, philosopher, and educator born in 1861 in Calcutta. He was renowned as one of the greatest poets of India and the world, winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913. Tagore founded Visva-Bharati University in 1902 and composed India's national anthem. He made significant contributions to modern Indian literature and education through his writings, paintings, and establishment of educational institutions that promoted Indian culture and national identity.