Today, the 160th birth anniversary of the great poet and Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore is being celebrated across the country. Rabindranath Tagore was born on May 7, 1861 at Jorsanko Haveli in Kolkata. Rabindranath Tagore's father's name was Debendranath Tagore and mother's name was Sarda Devi. Mahatma Gandhi gave Rabindranath Tagore the title of 'Gurudev'. Rabindranath Tagore used to write poems and stories from the very beginning. Tagore started using new prose and verses and folk language in Bengali literature. Rabindranath Tagore was active in politics. He was in full support of Indian nationalists. In addition, he was opposed to British rule. Let's know some interesting information about him.

Rabindranath was the thirteenth child of his parents. As a child, he was called 'Rabi' with love. It was only when he was very young that he lost his mother. He was mostly brought up by his servants and maids. Rabindranath Tagore's father wanted him to become a barrister. So Rabindranath Tagore's father sent him to study in England. At the age of 8, he wrote his first poem, and by the age of 16, he had also started composing works of art.

He wrote 'Bhikharini' in 1877 and 'Sandhya Sangat', a collection of poems in 1882. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for His poetry Gitanjali by Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore was the first non-European to receive the Nobel Prize. The award was placed under the protection of Visva Bharati University. It was stolen from there in 2004. It is Tagore who has written the National Anthem of India 'Jana Gana Mana'. He has also written the National Anthem of Bangladesh 'Amar Sonar Bangla'. Both Rabindranath Tagore and Albert Einstein discussed God, humanity, science, truth and beauty during the meeting.

Non-residents will be taxed if deal value goes beyond Rs2 crore in India

Maharashtra: 62,194 positive, 853 died in last 24 hours

Petrol-diesel prices hikes for the 4th consecutive day, prices may go up by Rs 5 per litre