Who won the first and only Nobel Prize for Literature from India? We all know it is none other than Rabindranath Tagore. Gitanjali, Tagore’s collection of poems, was a ‘work of a supreme culture’ as William Butler Yeats remarked in his introduction to the work. On May 7, his birthday, the nation celebrates Rabindra Jayanti.
Tagore was a multifaceted genius. While his poetry inspired young men of India and abroad, his songs are renowned too. The genre of music that he propagated is known as Rabindra Sangeet. He is also the author of the national anthems of three countries: India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
Rabindranath Tagore is not just another poet of India; he epitomizes Indian culture, nationalism and transnationalism. Therefore, Rabindra Jayanti is an occasion to remind ourselves to uphold the ideals he represented.
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