Today marks the 157th birth anniversary of India’s first Nobel Award winner Rabindranath Tagore.
As the nation remembers ‘Gurudev’, here are some little-known facts about him:
1) The man who composed National Anthems for 3 nations- From India’s ‘Jan Gan Man’, to Bangladesh’s ‘Amar Sona Banlga’, Sri Lanka’s national anthem is also based on Tagore’s poem.
2) The man who conferred title of ‘Mahatma’ to Father of Nation
3) The beautiful friendship with Albert EinsteinTagore and Einstein met four times between 1931 and 1931. Not only did they revere each other, but they also shared common interest of music and curiosity for general things.
4) The bard who was music icon- Gurudev wrote more than 2,000 songs, which are now known as ‘Rabindrasangit’.
5) World traveller at heartTagore travelled to over 30 countries on five continents in a little over five decades in the late 19th century and the early 20th century.
6) When Tagore returned his Knighthood in protest against Jallianwala Bagh massacre- On May 31st, 1919, a month after Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Tagore renounced his 1915 knighthood.
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