Rabindranath Tagore's 162nd birth anniversary today

Today is the 162nd birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. He is one of the most revered poets and litterateurs in history, who towers above everyone else in the canon of Bangla.

Tagore was a poet, visual artist, playwright, novelist, as well as a composer whose works reshaped Bangla literature and music as well as the arts of the Indian subcontinent with contextual modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Kabiguru Rabindranath, was born at Jorasanko in Kolkata on 25 Baishakh, 1268 (May 7, 1861).

He became Asia's first Nobel laureate after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature for Gitanjali in 1913.

The government will celebrate the Rabindra Jayanti in a befitting manner. private cultural organizations are scheduled to host cultural programs, discussions, and awards ceremonies across the country on Monday.

The state event this year will be held at Patishar in Naogaon district. In addition to that, the poet Rabindranath Tagore's birth anniversary will be commemorated as part of the national event at the Shilaidah of Kushtia, the Shahjadpur of Sirajganj, the Dakshindehi and Pithavog of Khulna, and the Shilaidah of Kushtia.

Chhayanaut, the country's leading cultural institution will commemorate the occasion with a two-day cultural festivity. The programs will commemorate the occasion with different programs and cultural presentations including song, poetry, and dance recitals.

Besides, different cultural organizations including Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Bangla Academy, and others will celebrate the birth anniversary with various events.