LOK SABHA SPEAKER PAYS TRIBUTE TO GURUDEV RABINDRANATH TAGORE

LOK SABHA SPEAKER PAYS TRIBUTE TO GURUDEV RABINDRANATH TAGORE

Lok Sabha Speaker Shri Om Birla paid floral tributes to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore in the Central Hall of Samvidhan Sadan, on his birth anniversary, today.

गुरुदेव रवींद्रनाथ टैगोर जी की जयंती पर आज संविधान सदन के केन्द्रीय कक्ष में गुरुदेव को श्रद्धासुमन अर्पित कर नमन किया।

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Members of Parliament, former Members, Secretary-General, Lok Sabha, Shri Utpal Kumar Singh, Secretary-General, Rajya Sabha, Shri P.C. Modi  and other dignitaries also paid tributes to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on this occasion.

India’s first Nobel Laureate, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore left a lasting legacy in India’s cultural and  literary space. His works instilled a sense of patriotism in the Indian populace and his two important compositions, the ‘Jana Gana Mana’ and ‘Amar Shonar Bangla’ are the national anthems of India and Bangladesh respectively.

The portrait of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore which is displayed in the Central Hall of Samvidhaan Sadan was painted by Shri Atul Bose and unveiled by the then President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, on 12 September, 1958.