Tagore’s 77th death anniversary tomorrow

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DHAKA, Aug 5, 2018 (BSS) – The nation is set to observe the 77th death
anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore tomorrow with elaborate programmes
recalling the great poet who did not leave any human emotion untouched in his
works, especially poems and songs.

As part of the national level observance, Bangla Academy will hold a solo
lecture and a cultural function at Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad auditorium on
the academy premises at 4pm tomorrow.

Besides, Shilpakala Academy, Shishu Academy and different government and
non-government institutions and cultural organisations have drawn up various
programmes marking the day.

The youngest of thirteen surviving children, Tagore, nicknamed “Rabi”,
was born on 25th of Bengali month of Baishakh 1268 (May 7, 1861) in the
Jorasanko mansion in Calcutta to Debendranath Tagore and Sarada Devi.

In his long seven decades of endeavors in different genres of Bangla
literature, the great poet enriched the Bangla language and literature and
elevated their positions in the global arena.

His novels, short stories, songs, dance-dramas and essays spoke to
political and personal topics.

Gitanjali (Song Offerings), Gora (Fair-Faced) and Ghare-Baire (The Home
and the World) are his best-known works and his verse- short stories, and
novels-were acclaimed-or panned-for their lyricism, colloquialism,
naturalism, and unnatural contemplation.

Author of Gitanjali and its “profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful
verse”, Rabindranath became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in
Literature in 1913.

Sometimes referred to as “the Bard of Bengal”, Tagore’s poetic songs were
viewed as spiritual and mercurial.

His compositions were chosen by two nations as national anthems:
Bangladesh’s Amar Shonar Bangla and India’s Jana Gana Mana. The Sri Lankan
national anthem was inspired by his work.