Born on 7th May at the Jorasanko House of the Tagore family. He was the youngest child of Devendranath Tagore, the father and Sarada Devi, the mother.

Admitted to oriental Seminary and subsequently to normal school.

Started learning drawing and music along with other subjects and practiced wrestling and gymnastics

Visited Santiniketan for the first time. While being there, he wrote a drama Prithviraj Parajaya and took an extensive tour of India.

Recited a patriotic poem at a Hindu fair, lost his mother; took part in literary functions, composed a poem and a song, contributed serially his long narrative poem Banaphul (The wild flower) and left St. Xavier’s School.

Wrote his verse-drama Prakritir Pratisodh (Sanyashi), started writing the poems Chhabi O Gan (Sketches and Songs), contributed several articles to Bharati, married to Mrinalini Devi.

Took charge of the Bengali magazine Balak, edited an anthology of Vaishnava lyrics, his first collection of songs and series of essays were published.

Wrote first six short stories including Post Master and Chitrangada, started a Bengali magazine Sadhana contributing numerous short stories, poems and articles

He and his brother Jyotirindranath joined their nephews Surendranath in Shimla and Abanindranath in Calcutta to exchange pictures in the form of letters; surviving pencil sketches by the poet reveal the accuracy of draftsmanship. In a letter to his niece Indira – there is a pointed reference to his “dabbling” with painting. Visited Orissa, started writing the diary – Panchabhuter (Diary of Five Elements), a series of brilliant dialogues on life, literature and art, Visited Bihar, Shimla and went to Santiniketan, wrote his dramatic poem Viday Abhishap (Curse of Farewell).

Wrote remarkable short stories including Kshudito Pashan (The Hungry Stones)

Wrote the comedy Baikunther Katha (The manuscript of Baikuntha), wrote dramatic poem Sati

Assisted Sister Nivedita (Margaret Noble) to organize relief plague victims in Calcutta.

Mukul Dey has narrated how one afternoon in April 1909, the poet 'with his mysterious smile on his lips' asked him to follow him to an upstairs room at Santiniketan. "There he opened a drawer, pulled out a magnificient black leather-bound drawing book containing some head and figure studies from life and handed the book to him". Delivered a sermon entitled Navajuger Utsav (Festival of the New Age) on the occasion of anniversary of Brahmo Samaj, His essays on Bengali Philology and Semantics were collected and published in a book Sabdatattva, continued his monthly contribution of his novel Gora, the publication of Chayanika – the first anthology of his selected poems with illustrations by Nandalal Bose appeared, The Modern Review published the first English translation of his short stories Samasyapuran (The Riddle Solved), composed number of songs later incorporated in Gitanjali.

Met William Rothenstein, the English portrait painter and Count Harmann Keyserling, the German Philosopher in Jorasanko; delivered a sermon on Karmayog at the anniversary of Brahmo Samaj; Ananda Coomaraswamy who visited him at Santiniketan, translated into English some of his poems with the help of the poet, wrote the play Achalayatan (The Citadel of Immobility), Pravasi serialized his reminiscences under the title Jivansmriti, wrote the play Dakghar (The Post Office), composed his famous song ’Jana-Gana-Mana-Adhinayaka’, sung at the 26th session of the Indian National Congress, Calcutta which became the National Song after India’s independence.

Reached Chicago and lectured at the University on the Ideals of Ancient Civilization of India and on The problem of Evil at the Unitarian Hall of Chicago.The Macmillan & Co. London published a popular edition of Gitanjali followed by The Gardener, The Crescent Moon and Chitra His play Post Office was performed at the Irish Theatre, delivered a series of lecture at Caxton Hall, returned to Santiniketan in November. News reached Santiniketan, on November 13 about the award of the Nobel Prize for Literature to the Poet; University of Calcutta awarded him D.Litt. Degree on December 26. Mukul Dey accompanied Tagore to Ram Garh Hills where Tagore made one sketch of his daughter-in-law and two of Mukul Dey.

Reached Calcutta via Honolulu and Japan, supported the candidature Anne Besant for the Presidentship of Indian National Congress.

Supported Patel’s Inter-Caste Marriage Bill in an open letter, visited and lectured at various places of South India, busy writing the prose sketches of Lipika, cautioned Mahatma Gandhi against the use of ‘passive resistance’ as a political weapon without first preparing the minds of the masses; in protest of Jalianwallah Bagh renounced his Knighthood, he signed ‘La declaration pou l’independence de l’esprit’ on June 26 at the request of Romain Rolland; Nucleus of Visva-Bharati was formed, Mahatma Gandhi invited him to attend the Gujrati Literary Conference at Ahmedabad. Nandalal Bose joined Santiniketan, department of fine arts under the name of Kala Bhavan was formed.

Visited Helen Keller on January 4 at her home, lectured at Harvard University. During this tour he received magnificent resources as collectives for Santiniketan. On December 23 Visva Bharati was inaugurated formally.

A page from his manuscript Rakta Karavi contains complex figurative configuration. The Governor of Bengal visited Santiniketan, showed interest in the newly formed Swaraj Party and took interest in strengthening Hindu Muslim relations

Took a tour of South East Asia where he lectured at various occasion and appealed for financial support for Visva Bharati. Pratima Devi mentioned that Tagore was painting in one of her note.

Participated Triennial Conference, Canada travelling by way of Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Kobe and Tokyo, delivered lecture on The Philosophy of Leisure at Victoria and The Principles of Literature at Vancouver, was invited by the University of California, USA, visited Detroit, Harvard, Columbia and Washington, terminating his tour at Los Angles as a protest against the derogatory remark by the Passport Officer.

Presided over the inaugural meeting of the Rammohan Centenary and delivered a lecture on Rammohan Roy. Received Uday Shankar at Santiniketan, Exhibition of his paintings and those of other artists at Kala Bhavan.

The Benaras Hindu University conferred on him the Degree of D.Litt (Hororis Causa), Japanese poet, Yone Neguchi visited Santiniketan; in a letter to Mukul Dey he outlined his scheme for the establishment of National Gallery of Art.

Delivered the Convocation address in Bengali in Calcutta University and addressed Ramkrishna Centenary Parliament of Religions in Calcutta, wrote a number of poems with an undertone of mystic realization, later published as Prantik (Borderland).

The Raja of Puri honoured him with the title of ‘Paramaguru’ (The Great Preceptor), laid the foundation of Mahajati Sadan at Calcutta.

His last address on Rammohan Roy was read on January 24; The Maharaja of Tripura conferred on him the title of ‘Bharat Bhaskar’. He dictated his last poem on July 30, which contained the following lines:
“….the last reward he carries To his treasure-house….. the unwasting right to peace”
He took his last breath on August 7, 1941