 Authors like Tagore wrote prolific literature during this period. It also won him the title of Nobel Laureate.He explored every possible genre of literature, he wrote essays, short stories, dramas, poetry, novels etc. He wrote in English as well as Bengali with a dexterity that was remarkable. He translated his own works into English.gitanjali won him the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913. His other collections of poetry are Gitimalya (1914) Balaka, Sonar tari (1894). His numerous dramas are enacted even today and show an emancipated mind. The most famous being Dak ghar, Ghare Baire, Yogayog etc.
Another colonial writer well known in the west is Jhaver chand Meghani a renouned folklorist, a pioneering researcher, he traveled extensively over Saurashtra in Gujarat and his book Saurashtra ni Rasdhar depicts tales of bravery, honesty and nobility. He has authored more than 80 volumes of folk tales, biographies, stories, plays etc.
 Kaka Saheb Kalelkar is another noted writer in pre-independent India. His philosophical writings show his vast erudition, his commentary on the Geeta, his essays on culture, his travelogues, his translation of Gitanjali won him appreciation from all quarters.
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