Rearranging: Rabindranath Tagore and the Global Resonance of Gitanjali

Jumbled Sentences:

Rearrange the following sentences in correct sequential order to write a coherent and logical narrative:

1. In November 1913, he became the first non-European and first Asian to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
2. Rabindranath Tagore was born on 7 May 1861 in the famous Jorasanko mansion in Kolkata.
3. He was averse to traditional rote schooling and was educated at home by tutors in literature, music, and philosophy.
4. He wrote his first published poem at the age of eight and began composing stories and plays in his teens.
5. In 1901, he established an open-air school at Santiniketan to foster education in communion with nature.
6. While traveling to England in 1912, he translated a collection of his spiritual poems titled "Gitanjali" into English prose.
7. Celebrated Irish poet W.B. Yeats was deeply moved by the poems and wrote a glowing introduction to the volume.
8. The Nobel citation honored his "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse".
9. He utilized his Nobel Prize money entirely to fund the expansion of his international university, Visva-Bharati.
10. He is the singular poet who authored the national anthems of two sovereign nations: Bangladesh and India.

Correct Order & Sequential Key:

b -> c -> d -> e -> f -> g -> a -> h -> i -> j

The Reconstructed Story / Text:

Rabindranath Tagore was born on 7 May 1861 in the famous Jorasanko mansion in Kolkata. He was averse to traditional rote schooling and was educated at home by tutors in literature, music, and philosophy. He wrote his first published poem at the age of eight and began composing stories and plays in his teens. In 1901, he established an open-air school at Santiniketan to foster education in communion with nature. While traveling to England in 1912, he translated a collection of his spiritual poems titled "Gitanjali" into English prose. Celebrated Irish poet W.B. Yeats was deeply moved by the poems and wrote a glowing introduction to the volume. In November 1913, he became the first non-European and first Asian to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Nobel citation honored his "profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse". He utilized his Nobel Prize money entirely to fund the expansion of his international university, Visva-Bharati. He is the singular poet who authored the national anthems of two sovereign nations: Bangladesh and India.