Remembering Nobel laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore on his 154th birthday

Rabindra Nath Tagore was born on 8th of May 1861 and the country is today celebrating his 154th birth anniversary by paying tributes to him through his songs, dances and recitations from his innumerable literary creations. Each of these are gems that Bengalis the world over treasure.
It is a fact that Nobel Laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore has enthralled not only Bengalis the world over by his literally skills but has also left a huge impression on anyone who has had a chance to read his works. He was a master at both prose and poetry and his literary works embrace all aspects of life right from the children to grownups.
It may be recalled that Tagore had written the National Anthems of three countries – India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. He had both penned and composed the National Anthem for India and Bangladesh. As far as Sri Lanka’s anthem is concerned – Tagore had written it in Bengali in 1938. However, after the country became independent, the song was translated in Tamil and few changes were made and adopted as its National Anthem.

The education of Bengali girls is incomplete unless they have gone through a program of Rabindrasangeet (songs of Rabindranath) or have recited his poems or taken part in his dance dramas. His songs hold a special place among Bengalis because they are applicable to every conceivable occasion right from love to weather - and his dance dramas draw crowds even today wherever they are staged.
Moreover, many of the stories penned by him have influenced Bollywood producers and the result is the creation of blockbuster movies and spreading the Bengali culture.
Tagore created the Vishwa Bharati University, a unique university where there are students from India and abroad and they study in the open sitting under the trees. Tagore loved Nature and always to be as near to Nature as possible.

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