My Life In My Words by Rabindranath Tagore is a book that is the autobiography of one of India’s greatest literary figures ever. This book has been edited by Uma Das Gupta, who attempts to showcase the enormous contribution made by the author and thereby launch India on the international platform in literature. The book is also a reflection on himself by Tagore. My Life In My Words is an attempt by the authors to give a background of the Tagore family and the inspiration that the different achievers of his family managed to have on him, which made him one of India’s iconic personalities who has been an inspiration to billions of Indians. The book also portrays the low points in his life, which laid the background for some of his works. It further highlights Tagore’s contribution towards Education and reformation of societal values. The book also portrays the pinnacle he achieved in his literary career, his approach to politics and the synergy he tried to adapt between the Eastern and the Western worlds. Rabindra Nath Tagore was born on May 7, 1861, in Calcutta, West Bengal. He has written books like Gaire-Bhaire and Gora. Tagore loathed the prevalent system of education and hence did not have any formal education. He was drawn into the works of Shakespeare, and soon began his career as a poet and a writer. Tagore set up the Shantiniketan in West Bengal. He is famous for penning down India’s National Anthem, and is the recipient of the Nobel Prize for literature. He died on  August 7, 1941.