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Bengali writer, Rabindranath Tagore became the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in the year ______ for his collection of poems called 'Gitanjali'.
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1913
Rabindranath Tagore Nobel Prize Year
Rabindranath Tagore achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first Indian citizen to be honored with a Nobel Prize.
- Award Category: Nobel Prize in Literature
- Notable Work: 'Gitanjali', a collection of Bengali poems
- Year of Recognition: 1913
The Nobel Committee awarded Tagore the prize for his profound artistic sensitivity and the fresh, beautiful verse by which, under his guidance, he has made his poetic thought, expressed in his English version of 'Gitanjali', a part of the literature of the West. He received this prestigious award in the year 1913.
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