Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti is an annual cultural celebration to mark the birth anniversary of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti falls on the Boisakh, on the 25th day of Bengali month, this year it is on 7 May, people celebrate the Rabindranath Tagore’s 159 birth anniversary.  Tagore was born in the year 1268, according to the Bengali calendar and 1861 AD, as per the Gregorian calendar. Rabindranath Tagore was also known as ‘Gurudev’, ‘Kabiguru’, and ‘Biswakabi’.

At the age of 11, Tagore accompanied his father on a tour across India. During the journey, he used to read the works of famous writers such as Sanskrit poet Kalidasa. During Tagore’s college years, he began studying the works of Shakespeare and in 1880, he produced his literary works by combining the elements of Bengali and European traditions.

Rabindranath has composed 2,230 songs categorized as Rabindra Sangeet. He has written several novels and short stories, such as Gora, Ghare-Baire, and Yogayog. The Indian national anthem- Jana Gana Mana is also been written by Rabindranath Tagore.

In 1913 Rabindranath Tagore was awarded Nobel prize in literature for Geetanjali a poem book in the Bengali language, which was afterward translated in the English language. Rabindranath Tagore also established his own university Visva-Bharati university, located in Shanti Niketan, West Bengal.

On Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti, cultural events are held that include the singing of songs composed by him, drama, poem recitation, dance, and writing competitions.
 At Visva-Bharati University, this day is celebrated on a large scale. This year the government of West Bengal has decided that there will no celebrations due to COVID-19.

Rabindranath Tagore’s famous quote “Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on”.