On Rabindranath Tagore's 160th birth anniversary, India pays tribute to the Noble laureate

On Rabindranath Tagore's 160th birth anniversary, India pays tribute to the Noble laureate

FPJ Web DeskUpdated: Friday, May 07, 2021, 11:03 AM IST
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Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore | Photo: Twitter/@PrasanthSbjp

Today marks the 160th birth anniversary of India's pride, Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. He was a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, painter and most importantly, an inspiration for generations to come.

On Tagore's birth anniversary, the official Twitter handle of The Nobel Prize made a tweet remembering the legendary figure.

Their tweet reads, "โ€His white hair flowed softly down both sides of his forehead (...) he gave an impression, to the boy I was then, of some ancient Oriental wizard.โ€ Literature Laureate Yasunari Kawabata on his memories from his middle-school days of the โ€œsage-like poetโ€ Rabindranath Tagore."

Various Indian political figures also took to Twitter to pay tribute to "Gurudev" Tagore.

Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu wrote on Twitter, "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."

Here's how other prominent figures from India paid their tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on his birth anniversary.

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