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title: "Who wrote the short story The Postmaster?"  
description: "Who wrote the short story The Postmaster?"  
author: "ASHUTOSH PANDEY"  
published: 2018-09-17  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49823/who-wrote-the-short-story-the-postmaster  
category: "books & novels"  
tags: ["books and literature"]  
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# Who wrote the short story The Postmaster?

Who wrote the short [story](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/338793/building-visibility-through-smart-storytelling) The Postmaster?

## Answers

### Answer by UTKARSHA SINGHROUL

**“The Postmaster”** short story was written by a renowned [Poet](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/45086/which-sufi-poet-s-works-reflected-in-adi-granth), [Musician](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/41671/in-what-ways-were-the-rock-n-roll-musicians-and-the-beat-poets-of-the-1950s-similar-and-different), and [Artist](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/34154/sudha-karmarkar-the-veteran-theatre-artist-has-passed-away-did-she-hail-from-which-state) from West Bengal (Bengal) **“Rabindranath Tagore"**. Tagore was **born on 7 May 1861 in the capital city of West Bengal**, Calcutta (now known as [Kolkata](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39532/who-made-a-statement-of-end-of-strike-after-the-famous-rin-mutiny-of-1946-at-kolkata)).

![Who wrote the short story The Postmaster?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/31be797d-220e-47dd-bf06-f3c1800ba478/images/761b288c-a544-4d76-9314-5226f0e901b5.jpeg)\
**The Postmaster is the story of a Postman who belongs to the Calcutta city, but for his job he has to live in a village namely ‘Ulapur’**. He felt like a fish out of water i.e. he doesn’t belong to this remote village. By profession, Rabindranath Tagore was **a successful and famous [Writer](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49834/who-is-the-writer-of-book-the-ignited-minds), Song Composer, Play Writer, Essayist, and [Painter](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49987/which-was-the-painter-of-the-world-for-whom-two-european-countries-mourned)**. His **famous writings** were **Gitanjali** (a collection of Poems), **Gora** (Novel), **Ghar Aur Bahar** (Novel) its English translation was named as The Home and The World, and many more. For his top class writings, he became **the first Non-European to win the ‘[Nobel Prize](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33290/who-is-the-first-nobel-prize-winner-in-india) in Literature’ in the year 1913**. Tagore’s Poetic Songs were viewed as a Spiritual and sudden change of mood, however, his magical poetry was remained largely unknown outside Bengal. Two of his poetic compositions were chosen by two different nations **as their [National Anthems](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/30956/which-country-recently-adopted-a-new-law-enforcing-a-three-year-punishment-for-disrespecting-the-national-anthem) and are “Jana Gana Mana” by [India](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49720/which-singer-of-india-has-got-honor-to-be-listed-in-guinness-book-of-world-record) and “Amar Shonar Bangla” by [Bangladesh](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/40395/name-the-refugees-who-came-from-erstwhile-east-pakistan-now-bangladesh-five-decades-ago-in-india-and-the)**. ![Who wrote the short story The Postmaster?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/31be797d-220e-47dd-bf06-f3c1800ba478/images/8056af78-bec0-4d62-a8ce-995f02234424.jpeg)\
His **wife’s name was ‘Mrinalini Devi’**. They had five children’s whereas two of their kids died in childhood. Tagore also played a role of a [Freedom Fighter](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48891/what-was-the-role-of-mangal-pandey-in-independence). He died at the age of 80 in the year 7 August 1941. \


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