Tagore in Remembrance – 5 Facts about Rabindranath Tagore

Rabindranath Tagore happens to be the evergreen cultural and literary intellect. He is popular among people throughout the world. He was a poet, playwright, social reformer, philosopher, and painter. Gitanjali made him win the Nobel Prize in Literature. His contribution is immense in the field of literature by reshaping it and presenting it from a different perspective, building a new ideal. He is the founder of the Visva-Bharati University in Shantiniketan.

He has enriched literature with his contribution to poems, short stories, and much more. Let’s revisit some of his quotes from various poems:

“If I call not thee in my prayers, if I keep not thee in my heart,
Thy love for me still waits for my love.”
-Free Love

“Where tireless striving
stretches its arms towards perfection
Where the clear stream of season
Has not lost its way”
-Where the Mind Is Without Fear

Lesser Known Facts about Rabindranath Tagore:

The Nobel Laureate –

Rabindranath Tagore won the Noble Prize in Literature. It was kept in the Shantiniketan University but it was stolen in the year 2004. The Swedish Academy had sent two replicas of the original Nobel Prize.

The National Anthem Writer –

Tagore wrote the national anthem of India and Bangladesh, namely “Jana Gana Mana” and “Amar Sonar Bangla”. These songs are full of nationalist spirit and wisdom. Tagore’s writing inspired the National Anthem of Sri Lanka.

Tagore meeting Einstein –

Tagore was a spiritual person and his meeting with Einstein, a science-savvy was characterized were two parallels meeting together to talk about Science, Truth, and others.

Proud Indian –

He was a proud Indian and has supported the people of India in every way possible. He has used his pen to write about his ideas, politically as well as socially.

Song Writer –

He has written more than 2000 songs in his entire lifetime. His songs are famous all over and most of it is inspired by his travel experiences around the world.

Rabindranath Tagore has touched the height of eternity through his valuable contribution to the field of literature.