Tagore (disambiguation)
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Tagore (the anglicised form of the Bengali title Thakur) is the name of a prominent Bengali family of intellectuals, writers and artists, generally known as the Tagore family.
People - Jorasanko branch of the Tagore family
- Dwarkanath Tagore (1794 – 1846) – businessman and aristocrat, called Prince by the foreigners for his lavish life style.
- Ramanath Tagore (1801 – 1877) – prominent social figure associated with British Indian Association and Hindu Mela.
- Debendranath Tagore (1817 – 1905) – Brahmoism founder.
- Dwijendranath Tagore (1840 – 1926) – poet, philosopher, writer, musician, pioneer in Bengali shorthand and musical notations
- Ganendranath Tagore (1841 – 1869) – theatre personality, musician, founder of Jorasanko Natyashala and Hindu Mela.
- Satyendranath Tagore (1842 – 1923) – musician, reformer, and the first Indian to join the ICS in 1863.
- Jyotirindranath Tagore (1849 – 1925) – theatre personality, musician
- Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941) – poet, philosopher, playwright, author, musician, artist, reformer, educationist and the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in 1913.
- Gaganendranath Tagore (1867 – 1938) – artist, pioneer of ink and brush work in India, cartoonist.
- Abanindranath Tagore (1871 – 1951) – developed Indian style of painting, first Indian artist to gain international recognition.
People - Pathuriaghata branch of the Tagore family
- Prasanna Coomar Tagore (1801 – 1886) – Lawyer, who donated money to University of Calcutta to create an endowment for Tagore Professorship of Law.
- Gnanendramohan Tagore (1826 – 1890) – first Asian to be called to the English bar in 1862.
- Jatindramohan Tagore, (1831 – 1908), theatre enthusist, art-lover, philanthrophist and the first Indian to be a member of the Royal Photographic Society in 1898.
People - women of the Tagore family
- Swarnakumari Devi (1855 – 1932) - first woman novelist amongst Bengali people
- Sharmila Tagore (born 1946) – film star and head of Film Censor Board
People linked to the Tagore family
- Pramatha Chowdhury (1868 – 1946) – writer of “Sabuj Patra” fame.
- Sarala Devi Chaudhurani (1872 – 1945)
Instutitutions/ Organisarions etc. linked to the Tagores
- Jorasanko Thakur Bari
- Brahmo Samaj
- Visva-Bharati University
- Rabindra Bharati University
- Rabindra Sangeet
- Rabindra Nritya Natya
- Hindu Mela
- Vangiya Sahitya Parishad
- Santiniketan
- Shilaidaha
- Jorasanko
- Pathuriaghata
Other usages
- Rabindranath Tagore (film), a documentary film by Satyajit Ray
- Tagore (film), a "Tollywood" feature film starring Chiranjeevi
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