Light shines bright on the Bard of Bengal as ever: Remembering Rabindranath Tagore
494 Ranjita Biswas Bengalis tend to quote poems to contextualise a situation or event, particularly delving into the vast oeuvre of ‘Kobiguru’ Rabindranath Tagore. As people get ready to celebrate Rabindra jayanti on pachishe Baisakh (25th Baisakh in the Bangla calendar) on May 9, his birth anniversary (though he was born on May 7, 1861), many are humming his song “Banglar mati, Banglar jol” (the soil of Bengal, the water of Bengal) to establish the state’s identity in the aftermath of the electoral win of the home-grown party against the domineering national party. On another note,...
Source: tribuneindia.com
