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Rabindra Jayanti
Official nameরবীন্দ্র জয়ন্তী
Also called২৫শে বৈশাখ
Observed byBengalis
TypeHindu
Begins25th day of Boishakh
DateQ19741939
FrequencyAnnually

Rabindra Jayanti (রবীন্দ্র জয়ন্তী) is an annually celebrated cultural festival, prevalent among the Bengalis around the world, in the remembrance of Rabindranath Tagore's birthday anniversary.[3][4] It is generally celebrated in the second week of May, in the 25th day of the Bengali month of Boishakh (২৫শে বৈশাখ), since Tagore was born on this day of the year 1268 (২৫শে বৈশাখ, ১২৬৮) of the Bengali calendar.[5] Every year, numerous cultural programmes & events, such as : Kabipranam (কবিপ্রণাম) – the songs (Rabindra Sangeet), poetries, dances and dramas, written and composed by Tagore, are organised in this particular day, by various schools, colleges & universities of Bengal, and also celebrated by different groups abroad, as a tribute to Tagore and his works. Throughout the globe, Tagore's birth anniversary is largely celebrated at Santiniketan, Birbhum in West Bengal, chiefly in Visva-Bharati University, the institution founded by Tagore himself for the cultural, social and educational upliftment of the students as well as the society.

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References

  1. ^ Rabindra Jayanti 2016. officeholidays.com
  2. ^ Rabindra Jayanti 2017. officeholidays.com
  3. ^ S. Gajrani (2004). History, Religion and Culture of India. Gyan Publishing House. p. 274. ISBN 978-81-8205-063-1.
  4. ^ "Bengal celebrates Rabindra Jayanti". Sify. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  5. ^ Arathoon Anita (1 September 2009). Introducing History And Civics 3. Pearson Education India. p. 52. ISBN 978-81-317-3018-8.