Nobel Prize 1913

Rabindranath Tagore, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, was the first Indian, and non-European, to get it

Rabindranath Tagore became the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize in Literature on this day in 1913. The Nobel Laureate penned over 2,000 songs, which are known as 'Rabindra Sangeet'. His works include hundreds of novels, short stories, dance-dramas, poems, essays and travelogues.

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has added another blooper to the list of his gaffes. In a video being circulated on social media, the 46-year-old chief minister is seen telling his audience that "Rabindranath Tagore returned his Nobel Prize in protest against the British."

Rabindranath Tagore, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, was the first Indian, and non-European, to get it

Rabindranath Tagore became the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize in Literature on this day in 1913. The Nobel Laureate penned over 2,000 songs, which are known as 'Rabindra Sangeet'. His works include hundreds of novels, short stories, dance-dramas, poems, essays and travelogues.

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has added another blooper to the list of his gaffes. In a video being circulated on social media, the 46-year-old chief minister is seen telling his audience that "Rabindranath Tagore returned his Nobel Prize in protest against the British."