Rabindranath Tagore was born on May 6, 1861 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India]. He was a writer and composer, known for Song of the Body, Streer Patra (1972) and Charulata: Die einsame Frau (1964). He was married to Mrinalini Devi. He died on August 7, 1941 in Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India [now India].