<description>&lt;p&gt;Rabindranath Tagore, the celebrated Bengali writer, is one of the greatest figures in modern South Asian history. In 1913, Tagore became the first non-westerner to win a Nobel Prize, but just over a decade ago, his Nobel medal was stolen – and still hasn’t been found. This episode looks at Tagore’s legacy, how his songs and poems are ubiquitous in Bengali life, how he inspired revolutionaries and reformers in South Asia, and how his suspicion of all nationalisms - even anti-colonial nationalism - makes his work feel thoroughly contemporary and relevant today.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Presented by Kanishk Tharoor
Produced by Maryam Maruf&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Contributors: Arunava Sinha; Rahul Tandon; and Saroj Mukherji&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With thanks to Minu Tharoor; CS Mukherji; and Sudeshna Guha&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Image: An unseen vendor picks up a cut out photo of Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore
Credit: Getty Images&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Rabindranath Tagore was the world's first Asian Nobel Laureate - but his medal was stolen

Rabindranath Tagore, the celebrated Bengali writer, is one of the greatest figures in modern South Asian history. In 1913, Tagore became the first non-westerner to win a Nobel Prize, but just over a decade ago, his Nobel medal was stolen – and still hasn’t been found. This episode looks at Tagore’s legacy, how his songs and poems are ubiquitous in Bengali life, how he inspired revolutionaries and reformers in South Asia, and how his suspicion of all nationalisms - even anti-colonial nationalism - makes his work feel thoroughly contemporary and relevant today.Presented by Kanishk Tharoor
Produced by Maryam MarufContributors: Arunava Sinha; Rahul Tandon; and Saroj MukherjiWith thanks to Minu Tharoor; CS Mukherji; and Sudeshna GuhaImage: An unseen vendor picks up a cut out photo of Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore
Credit: Getty Images

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Tagore’s Nobel Prize Theft

Tagore’s Nobel Prize Theft

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