Which Bengali poet won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his collection Gitanjali?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Rabindranath Tagore
- Step 1: The most internationally famous Bengali writer is Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 for his work "Gitanjali". Answer: Rabindranath Tagore. Why not the others: Kazi Nazrul Islam, Michael Madhusudan Dutt and Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay don't fit.
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