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My Life in My Words, meticulously researched and edited by Uma Das Gupta, is the autobiography of one of the greatest minds in world literature, Rabindranath Tagore. Summary of the Book My Life in My Words showcases the enormous contribution made by Tagore to the world of literature, thereby launching India on the international platform like never before. The author reflects on his own life, his family background that eventually inspired and shaped him up into a towering personality, the highs and lows of his life, which equally contributed to his insightful works. The book details his contributions to societal values, reforms and education in India. It also portrays the peak of his literary career and his approach to adapt the best from both the Eastern and Western philosophies. About Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore was an Indian poet, writer, and philosopher. His writings are considered the epitome of Bengali literature and several of his short stories and novels have been translated into many languages and have subsequently been adapted into hit movies. He is best remembered for: Gora, Kabuliwala, The Home and the World, and Chokher Bali. He was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, largely for the English translation of the Gitanjali. He was also conferred a knighthood by the British Empire, which he renounced to protest against the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.