Satyendranath Tagore

Satyendranath Tagore
Satyendranath Tagore
সত্যেন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর
	Satyendranath Tagore
Born	1 June 1842; Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in West Bengal, India)
Died	9 January 1923 (aged 80); Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India (now in West Bengal, India)
Nationality	Indian
Alma mater	Presidency College, Kolkata[citation needed]
Occupation	Civil servant, poet, composer, writer, social reformer & linguist
Organization	Brahmo Samaj
Known for	First Indian to be an ICS officer (present-day equivalent to IAS officer), Indian feminist movement
Spouse(s)	Jnanadanandini Devi

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Satyendranath Tagore (1 June 1842 – 9 January 1923) was an Indian civil servant, poet, composer, writer, social reformer and linguist from Kolkata, West Bengal. He was the first Indian who became an Indian Civil Service officer in 1863^[1]^[2]^[3] He was a member of Bramho Samaj.^[1]^[2]

Biography[edit]

He was born to Maharshi Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Devi on 1 June 1842 at Tagore family of Jorasanko in Kolkata. His wife was Jnanadanandini Devi.^[1]^[4] They had one son and one daughter Surendranath Tagore and Indira Devi Chaudhurani respectively.^[2] He was a student of Presidency College. He was the first Indian officer of Indian Civil Service (ICS). He joined the service in 1864.^[1]^[2]

Literary works[edit]

Sushila O Birsingha
Bombai Chitra
Nabaratnamala
Striswadhinata
Bouddhadharma
Amar Balyakotha O Bombai Prabas
Bharatbarsiyo Ingrej
Raja Rammohan Roy
Birsingha
Amar Balyakotha
Atmakotha
Shrimadbhagvatgita

He wrote many songs. His patriotic Bengali language song "Mile Sabe Bharat Santan, Ektan Gago Gaan" (unite, India's children, sing in unison), which was hailed as the first national anthem of India.^[4]

Death[edit]

He died on 9 January 1923 in Kolkata.^[5]^[4]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Satyendranath Tagore (1842–1923); brother of Rabindranath". The Scottish Centre of Tagore Studies. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Tagore, Satyendranath". Banglapedia. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
↑ "The Tagore women: A step ahead of their times". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "A special write up on Indian Author Satyendranath Tagore". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
↑ "The First Indian to Join the I.C.S. (Satyendranath Tagore Biography) - Free Online India". 4 September 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

External links[edit]

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "Satyendranath Tagore (1842–1923); brother of Rabindranath". The Scottish Centre of Tagore Studies. 5 February 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[:1-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 "Tagore, Satyendranath". Banglapedia. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[3] "The Tagore women: A step ahead of their times". The Daily Star. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[:2-4] 4.0 ^4.1 ^4.2 "A special write up on Indian Author Satyendranath Tagore". www.anandabazar.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[5] "The First Indian to Join the I.C.S. (Satyendranath Tagore Biography) - Free Online India". 4 September 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

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