Monday, April 5, 2010

Bengal gears up for Tagore's 150th anniversary

Rabindranath Tagore's birthplace at Jorasanko, his cremation ground at Nimtala and publication of his full collection of works will mark the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of the poet Nobel laureate from West Bengal. Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on April 5 said the year-long celebrations will also include bringing out a collection of Tagore's paintings. The celebrations will be held in all district headquarters and universities.

The Indian government was in talks with Bangladesh to organise the Nobel laureate's birth anniversary celebrations jointly.

Tagore, born May 7, 1861, got the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913 - the first Asian to get the coveted award.

He enriched Bengali culture and literature as a poet, novelist, musician, and playwright from the second half of the 19th century to the first half of the 20th century, and is still a household name in this part of the world with the popularity of his works yet undiminished.

Both India and Bangladesh have adopted Tagore's songs as their national anthems.

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