Satyendranath Tagore Biography 
Satyendranath Tagore was the first Indian to join the Indian Civil Service and a great scholar. He was born in the prominent Tagore family that’s solely responsible for the Bengal renaissance in the late 19th century and contributed as well. He was born as the second son of Debendranath Tagore and elder brother of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. He was the grandson of the industrialist Dwarkanath Tagore and the sibling of Dwijendranath Tagore, Hemendranath Tagore, Jyotirindranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore, Birendranath Tagore, and Swarnakumari Tagore. All his siblings were well talented and played a significant role in providing the basement of cultural uplift of India. Satyendranath is known as a writer and social worker who did significant contributions to improve the social status of women in India. He was also a lyricist and linguist.
Tagore was born on 1 June 1842 in Kolkata in the prestigious Tagore family. He belongs to the Jorasanko branch of the Tagore family. He learnt Sanskrit and English at home and later joined Hindu school. Later he studied at University of Calcutta and Presidency College. He married Jnanadanandini Devi in 1859 at the age of 17. He visited Sri Lanka the same year, assisting his father.
After a long time, British government opened certain civil posts for Indians. ICS Act of 1861 established the Indian Civil Service and people were recruited through competitive examinations. He along with his friend, Monomohun Ghose reached England in 1862 to prepare for and compete in the civil service examinations. Satyendranath was selected for the Indian Civil Service in June, 1863. After one year probationary training, he returned back to India. He was posted in Bombay presidency, followed by active posting at Ahmedabad. As a writer, he has also done translations of Bal Gangadhar Tilak’s Geetarahasya and Tukaram’s Abhang poems into Bengali. He served in the ICS for thirty years and retired as Judge of Satara in Maharashtra in 1897.
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Updated: January 06, 2014
