A poet, author, playwright, music composer, painter, philosopher and social reformer, Tagore was the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize in literature for his collection of poems-‘Gitanjali’.
Pictures: PTIAmit Shah ji paid floral tributes to Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore. He garlanded the statue and visited the room where Tagore stayed. The home minister also spoke to officials there, who informed him about the historical importance of the place, said a state BJP leader.
Amit Shah during a visit to 'Jorasanko Thakurbari', the ancestral house of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, on the occasion of his birth anniversary, in Calcutta.
In the evening, Shah will attend a cultural programme at Science City to celebrate the birth anniversary of Tagore, organised by 'Khola Hawa', a socio-cultural body based in West Bengal.
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla with other dignitaries poses for a photo after paying floral tribute to Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore on his birth anniversary, at Central Hall of Parliament House in New Delhi. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla launches a digital coffee table book of Parliament Library on the occasion of his birth anniversary.
West Bengal Governor Dr CV Ananda Bose and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee paid tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on his 162nd birth anniversary.