Tagore's Bengali originals the 1939 Rabīndra Rachanāvalī is canonised as one of his nation's greatest cultural treasures, and he was roped into a reasonably humble role: the greatest poet India has produced
160th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore | File photo
Rabindranath Tagore s birthday today: Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali polymath who is said to have singlehandedly reshaped Bengali literature and music. Further, he was also a major factor in shaping Indian art through contextual modernism. To date, all his poetry, novels, short stories, and essays are widely read across the globe.
The Bard of Bengal, Rabindranath Tagore, was born as Robindronath Thakur to a family that was at the forefront of the Bengali Renaissance. According to the Gregorian calendar, he was born on May 7, 1861, in Kolkata to parents, Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Devi.
When is Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti 2021?
When is Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti 2021?
Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary falls on the 25th day of the Bengali month of Boishakh, or Pochishe Boishakh.
advertisement
File photo of Rabindranath Tagore from Getty Images.
For Bengalis all around the world, Rabindra Jayanti calls for celebration as the cultural festival is commemorated annually in remembrance of Rabindranath Tagore s birth anniversary. Rabindra Jayanti is celebrated on the 25th day of the Bengali month of Boishakh or Pochishe Boishakh - as it is known in Bengali since the novelist-musician was born on this day of the year 1268 (1861 AD) of the Bengali calendar.