Tagore the painter

Tagore started painting in 1924, at the age of 63. He was surrounded by exponents of visual arts, and so he always wanted to be a painter. The doodles in his various manuscripts and corrections made in an artistic way bear testimony to his intention and efforts. His first exhibition of paintings in Paris was organized by the Argentine writer Victoria Ocampo. Later the exhibition moved to Birmingham, London, Berlin, Munich, Dresden, Copenhagen, Geneva, Moscow, Boston, New York and Philadelphia.

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To whom did Tagore dedicate his essay ‘Visva-Parichay’?

Tagore wrote Visva-Parichay, an essay on science, which is basically a reflection of his scientific temper. It is also a testimony to the fact that such a temper is an attitude which is not necessarily the monopoly of a student or teacher or researcher of science. He dedicated this book to Prof. S. N. Bose of Bose-Einstein statistics and Higgs Boson fame.

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