Rabindranath Tagore, Nobel Laureate and the first universally acclaimed Bengali poet died 69 years ago today. Cultural fora and celebrations in India and Bangladesh mark this day every year. And though there’s much to say about his accomplishments, I can say little about the man or the tremendous impact he’s had on Bengali letters.
Therefore, I hope you’ll read what Professor Zillur Rahman Siddiqui has to say about Tagore’s, life, death and immortality. You can find his honorific piece here.