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Tagore and Raja Radha Kishore Manikya

Unknown · 1900

A photograph of Rabindranath Tagore with the Maharaja of Tripura, Radha Kishore Manikya, taken during a visit in 1900.

This photograph documents Tagore's relationship with a key patron who helped fund his educational work at Santiniketan.

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Black-and-white studio photograph of two seated men in light-colored draped robes. The man on the left has a mustache and short hair, and the man on the right wears an embroidered cap and a patterned shawl over his shoulders. Plain backdrop.
Rabindranath Tagore with Raja Radha Kishore Manikya, Maharaja of Tripura, 1900.

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What it is

This photograph shows Rabindranath Tagore seated with Radha Kishore Manikya, the Maharaja of Tripura, during a visit in 1900.

Why it matters

The Maharaja of Tripura was a patron who supported Tagore's work, including his school at Santiniketan. This image is evidence of the personal and financial relationships that allowed Tagore to build his educational projects. It also shows the networks of friendship and patronage that connected poets, thinkers and rulers in colonial India.

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  • What does the clothing and setting tell you about the formality of this photograph?
  • Why might a ruler choose to support a poet and educator like Tagore?
  • What does this photograph not tell you about the nature of their relationship?

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