The correct answer is: A. Rabindranath Tagore.
Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali polymath who reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art with Contextual Modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Author of over 1,000 songs, including “Amar Shonar Bangla”, which became the national anthem of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal; Gitanjali, a collection of his verse, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913, making him the first non-European to receive the award. He is also known for his other works of poetry, novels, essays, short stories, dramas, and paintings.
Tagore was born in Calcutta, British India (now Kolkata, India), into a wealthy Bengali family of zamindars (landowners). He was the youngest of 14 children of Debendranath Tagore, a religious reformer and founder of the Brahmo Samaj, and Sarada Devi. Tagore was educated at home by private tutors, and he began writing poetry at a young age. In 1877, he published his first book of poems, Sandhya Sangit (Evening Songs).
In 1883, Tagore married Mrinalini Devi, the daughter of a Brahmo Samaj leader. The couple had five children, two of whom died in infancy. Mrinalini Devi died in 1902.
In 1891, Tagore moved to Shantiniketan, a rural estate in West Bengal, where he founded an experimental school that combined Western and Eastern education. The school, which later became Visva-Bharati University, was dedicated to the ideals of peace, harmony, and universal brotherhood.
Tagore traveled extensively throughout his life, visiting Europe, America, and Japan. He was a strong advocate for Indian independence, and he played a leading role in the Swadeshi movement, which boycotted British goods.
Tagore died in 1941 at the age of 80. He is considered one of the greatest writers and thinkers of India, and his work has had a profound impact on Indian culture.
The novel ‘Post Office’ was written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1912. It is the story of a young boy named Hari who is sent to work in a post office in a small village. Hari is lonely and isolated at first, but he eventually makes friends with the other workers and comes to love his job. The novel is a moving and lyrical account of the power of friendship and the importance of community.
The other options are incorrect because:
- K. M. Munshi was a Gujarati writer who is best known for his historical novels.
- R. D. Dinkar was a Hindi poet and writer who is best known for his patriotic poems.
- Neeraj was a Hindi poet who is best known for his love poems.