Today, on May 7 India celebrates the 160th birth anniversary of legendary writer and poet Rabindranath Tagore. Born in Bengal, Rabindranath Tagore is known for his humongous contribution to art, literature, and music. He lives through his work and his poems, songs, novels, short stories, paintings, novellas, plays, and travelogues touch the lives of every Bengali every day.
Rabindranath Tagore is remembered as the great master of literature whose work has not left any human emotion untouched. His book Gitanjali made him the first Asian to win Nobel Prize for Literature. He translated his collection of poems, Gitanjali into English ‘Song Offerings’ whose preface was written by renowned poet WB Yeats.
In the preface, WB Yeats wrote, “We write long books where no page perhaps has any quality to make writing a pleasure, being confident in some general design, just as we fight and make money and fill our heads with politics- all dull things in the doing- while Mr. Tagore, like the Indian civilization itself has been content to discover the soul and surrender himself to its spontaneity.”
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On Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti 2021, netizens pay tribute to the great poet and writer on social media platforms. On this occasion, #RabindranathTogore is trending on social media.
Vice President of India, Venkaiah Naidu acknowledged the great contribution of Tagore to Indian culture. Paying tribute, he tweeted, “Humble tributes to Gurudev #RabindranathTagore on his Jayanti. Through his works, Gurudev brought about a great confluence of our ancient wisdom and modern reason. His powerful words inspired our freedom struggle too. Let us strive to live by his ideals as a true homage to him.”
Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot also tweeted, “My humble tributes to Nobel Laureate Gurudev #RabindranathTagore on his birth anniversary. As a humanist thinker, poet and writer, he espoused the cause of human freedom. His vision and thoughts continue to inspire people across the world.”