Rabindranath Tagore was a globally acclaimed Bengali savant. With the introduction of Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the scholar reshaped Bengali literature and music. Tagore started writing poetry at the tender age of 6 years. At age 16, he released his first substantial poem. Often referred to as the Bard of Bengal, Tagore became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, for penning Gitanjali, a collection of Bengali poems.

Tagore was a prolific composer with over 2,230 songs to his credit. Commonly known as, Rabindrasangit (Tagore music), his songs were hummed all over the streets of India. Tagore was also honored with being the prolific writer of our now National Anthem, Jana Gana Mana.

Many of his written works have been adapted into famous Bengali films such as Kabuliwala (1957), Teen Kanya (1961), Charulata (1964), and Chokher Bali (2003). The most recently adapted short story includes the Bengali political drama, Roktokorobi, starring Mumtaz Sorcar, Kaushik Sen, Rahul, and Shantilal Mukherjee in prominent roles.