Greatest Poet-Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore

Gurdev Rabindranath Tagore was the finest poet, writer, music composer, artist, and the greatest literary giant.His 150^th birthday was celebrated. He was born in May 7, 1861 and he had lived till August 7, 1941.In the upper House of the Parliament, his poems were read out loud; and they still inspire all those who hear or read them. There is eternal magic in his words and he is timeless.His words have made him immortal.He wrote the’Gitanjali’ which means songs of offering. And he was given the Noble Prize in Literature for this in 1913. He wrote in volumes, several novels, stories, songs dance dramas, essays and so on. We sing his poem as our National Anthem. Even in Bangladesh, one of his poems is sung as their national anthem. His birthday is celebrated every year in India. Even in other countries like US (Urbana, Illinois), an annual festival is held when his literary works are remembered.In Bangladesh, a year long festival was celebrated commemorating his 150 th birthday. He had made an experimental school in an ashram in ‘Shanti niketan’ among groves of trees, garden and a library. It is a very peaceful place where nature brings solace to the mind. His novels and short stories bring out the pathos of ‘Zamindari’ society or the peasant culture of the previous century where the poor, landless simple people had suffered much hardships. Many of his stories have been televised and they show the status of the poor in contrast to the lifestyles of the rich landed aristocracy. His melodies bring peace to all those who listen to them, many have been adopted in popular songs(film songs) He lives on and on in his poems.He will live for ever and ever in us--as long as the Indian hearts beat.