- By Priyanka Munshi
- Wed, 07 Aug 2024 11:46 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Rabindranath Tagore's 83rd Death Anniversary 2024: Today, August 7, people from all across the nation are observing Rabindranath Tagore's death anniversary, a day of great significance. Known as the Bard of Bengal, Rabindranath Tagore's influence on Indian culture and thought is immense. The Nobel laureate made enormous contributions to education, art, music, and literature.
Honoring his legacy and considering his enduring influence can be done by marking the anniversary of his death. His poetry, music, novels, and other works have inspired people worldwide, spreading the ideals of humanism, harmony, and cultural pride. Remembering Rabindranath Tagore on this day inspires us to reexamine his principles and put them into practice. His vision for a world of peace and intellectual freedom is still relevant today in everyone's lives.
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Rabindranath Tagore's contributions to education highlight the value of global cooperation and comprehensive learning, especially regarding the founding of Visva-Bharati University. Remembering him on the anniversary of his passing also encourages future generations to value and protect Bengal's and India's rich cultural heritage. On this day, we can reflect on his thought-provoking and inspirational quotes to make his death anniversary even more memorable.
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Rabindranath Tagore's 83rd Death Anniversary 2024 Quotes
If I can’t make it through one door, I’ll go through another door- or I’ll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present
It is very simple to be happy, but it is very difficult to be simple.
You cannot cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water
Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.
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Most people believe the mind to be a mirror, more or less accurately reflecting the world outside them, not realizing on the contrary that the mind is itself the principal element of creation
A mind with all logic is like a knife with all blades. It makes the hand bleed that uses it
Do not say, ‘It is morning,’ and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name.
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Rabindranath Tagore's 83rd Death Anniversary 2024 Facts
- Did you know that the experimental school Shantiniketan, located in rural West Bengal, was founded by Rabindranath Tagore?
- In Caputh, Rabindranath Tagore was called to Albert Einstein's home in 1930. They engaged in some profound discussions, particularly about the relationship between science and religion.
- Rabindranath Tagore refused to accept his knighthood on May 31, 1919, as a show of defiance against British rule following the carnage at Jallianwala Bagh.
- The first Asian and non-European to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature was Rabindranath Tagore.
- Rabindranath Tagore donated all of his Nobel Prize winnings to the construction of Shantiniketan's Visva-Bharati University.