Karina Sharma
Every year on May 7, we celebrate the birth of a legend—Rabindranath Tagore, the first Asian Nobel laureate.
Poet, philosopher, musician, and artist—Tagore reshaped Bengali literature and music, leaving an eternal mark on India’s cultural fabric.
In 1913, Tagore became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for his poetry collection Gitanjali.
He composed India’s national anthem and Bangladesh’s national anthem—a rare global honor.
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Tagore was also a painter and educationist. He founded Visva-Bharati University to blend the East and West.
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Tagore was born on May 7, 1861 (25th Boishakh in Bengali calendar). Tagore Jayanti honors his timeless contributions.
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