Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagor Celebrated In Jajpur
By Akshaya Rout
JAJPUR, MAY 8: Sapath Social Organation celebrating the 161th birth anniversary Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagor at Badachana in Jajpur District On Saturday . Writer Engnieer Taraprasad Mishra has paid flower tribute to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagor among many eminent persons garlanded the Image.
Mishra Said Rabindra Jayanti celebrates the birth anniversary of the great Bengali poet, scholar, novelist, playwright, humanist, philosopher, and Nobel laureate—Rabindranath Tagore. The day is celebrated in May, on the 9th day of the Bengali calendar month Boishakh.
Born in an affluent Bengali family, Rabindranath Tagore is best known for his contribution to the field of Bengali literature and politics. His poems, shorts stories, songs (referred as Rabindra sangeet), plays, and novels are still revered and analysed in different fields of art. He was the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize (1913) for his contribution to world literature.
Tagore penned down “Jana Gana Mana”, the national anthem of India. He also wrote the national anthem for Bangladesh. His other notable works include, Gitanjali, Post Master, Kabuliwallah, Nastanirh, to name a few. His songs like, Majhe Majhe Tobo, Akash Bhara, Amar Hiyar Majhe, Purano Sei Diner Kotha, and Megher Kole, among others are still rendered by notable singers across Bengal and India. Acclaimed filmmaker and Academy Award Winner Satyajit Ray made a few notable movies based on Tagore’s short stories and novels.
Tagore also founded the renowned Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan, West Bengal. Rabindranath Tagore never believed in classroom teaching. So, he introduced the idea of classes being held amidst nature, a practice still followed by the University and its students. During the later stages of his life he was critical of the British rule and renounced “Knighthood” in protest of the Jalianwalla Bagh massacre.Mishra Said The day is celebrated with grandeur in different parts of West Bengal.
Cultural events pertaining to Tagore’s works are performed in schools, universities, and even in localities. Dances (based on Rabindra sangeet), dramas, songs, and recitals form an integral part of these events. Foreigners studying in Visva-Bharati University also partake in these events. Various events are organised in Jorasanko Thakur Bari, where Rabindranath was born.
College and school functions celebrating Rabindranath’s works are common. You will come across children reciting poems, singing songs, or organising a play based on Rabindranath’s literary work. Other than the usual celebrations, most of the households in Bengal play Rabindranath’s songs in their home starting from dawn till dusk.Engnieer Arun Pattnaik and Others persons garlanded the Image.
