Remembering Gurudev: 10 facts you should know about Rabindranath Tagore
Remembering Gurudev; 10 facts about Rabindranath Tagore
Remembering Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on his 77th death anniversary today. The Nobel laureate, who has shaped the modern philosophy and literature of India, was born in the illustrious Tagore family (who were also at the forefront of Bengal renaissance). Tagore was born on 7th May 1861. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913 and became the first non-European to win it. Till date he is the only Nobel prize winner in literature from India. In 2004, the prize was stolen from the safety vault of Visva-Bharati University. His work has inspired millions all over the world and will continue to do so. Let’s dive in for some interesting fact about the genius.
Rabindranath Tagore began writing poetry at the age of six and by the age of 16 he had released his first collection of poems under the pseudo name ‘Bhanusimha’.Rabindranath Tagore met many famous personalities over the years. In Italy, he met Benito Mussolini and soon visited Iran on the personal invitation by the Shah of Iran, Reza Shah Pahlavi.A lover of music, Tagore wrote over 2,000 songs now known as Rabindra Sangeet. A lot of Gurudev’s music is inspired by his travels.Albert Einstein once asked Tagore whether he believes in the Divine as isolated from the world. Tagore then gave a very thoughtful answer to this question. He said that the infinite personality of man comprehends the Universe. There cannot be anything that cannot be subsumed by the human personality, and this proves that the truth of the universe is the ultimate human truth.Tagore started Visva-Bharati University in 1921 at Shantiniketan in Bengal’s Birbhum district. It was declared a central university in May 1951The only person to have composed the national anthems of three countries India, Bangladesh and Sri LankaTagore conferred the title of Mahatma on Gandhi, Gandhiji paying tribute to Tagore gave him the title ‘Gurudev’.“Tagore admired Mahatma Gandhi immensely and expressed his admiration for his leadership time and again, but sharply differed with him when Gandhi was departing from adequate reasoning,” economist and another Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen once said.Nehru had once written about Tagore, “More than any other Indian, he [Tagore] has helped to bring into harmony the ideals of the East and West, and broadened the bases of Indian nationalism. He has been India’s internationalist par excellence, believing and working for international co-operation, taking India’s message to other countries and bringing their messages to his own people”.Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark —Rabindranath Tagore
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