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{{short description|Day of celebration}}
{{short description|Commemorating the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore}}
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|holiday_name  = Rabindra Jayanti  
|type          = Bengali festival
|type          = Bengali festival
|image        = Rabindranath Tagore in 1909.jpg
|image        = Rabindranath Tagore in 1909.jpg
|imagesize    = 150px
|imagesize    = 150px
|caption      = [[Rabindranath Tagore]]
|caption      = [[Rabindranath Tagore]]
|official_name = রবীন্দ্র জয়ন্তী
|nickname      = ২৫শে বৈশাখ
|observedby    = [[Bengalis]]
|observedby    = [[Bengalis]]
|date          = 25th day of [[Boishakh]]
|date          = 25th day of [[Boishakh]]
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|duration      = 1 day
|duration      = 1 day
|frequency    = Annually
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|date2018      = Wednesday, 9 May<ref>[http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/india/west_bengal/2018.php Rabindra Jayanti 2018] ''officeholidays.com''</ref>
|date2018      = Wednesday, 9 May May<ref>[http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/india/west_bengal/2018.php Rabindra Jayanti 2018] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509012928/https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/india/west_bengal/2018.php |date=2018-05-09 }} ''officeholidays.com''</ref>
|date2019      = Thursday, 9 May<ref>[http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/india/west_bengal/2019.php Rabindra Jayanti 2019] ''officeholidays.com''</ref>
|date2019      = Thursday, 9 May May<ref>[http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/india/west_bengal/2019.php Rabindra Jayanti 2019] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180509075602/https://www.officeholidays.com/countries/india/west_bengal/2019.php |date=2018-05-09 }} ''officeholidays.com''</ref>
|date2020      = Friday, 8 May<ref>[http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/india/west_bengal/2020.php Rabindra Jayanti 2020] ''officeholidays.com''</ref>
|date2020      = Friday, 8 May May<ref>[http://www.officeholidays.com/countries/india/west_bengal/2020.php Rabindra Jayanti 2020] ''officeholidays.com''</ref>
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'''Rabindra Jayanti''' (রবীন্দ্র জয়ন্তী) is an annually celebrated cultural festival, prevalent among Tagorephiles (people who love Tagore and his works) around the world, in the remembrance of [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s birthday anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/news/bengal-celebrates-rabindra-jayanti-news-culture-mfitOgfeiaesi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701142618/http://www.sify.com/news/bengal-celebrates-rabindra-jayanti-news-culture-mfitOgfeiaesi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 July 2016 |title=Bengal celebrates Rabindra Jayanti|publisher=Sify|date=8 May 2012 | access-date= 3 February 2016}}</ref> It is celebrated in early May, on the 25th day of the [[Bengali calendar#Months|Bengali month]] of [[Boishakh]] (২৫শে বৈশাখ), since Tagore was born on this day of the year 1268 (1861 AD) (২৫শে বৈশাখ, ১২৬৮) of the [[Bengali calendar]].<ref name="Anita2009">{{cite book|author=Arathoon Anita|title=Introducing History And Civics 3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QJff89IoRWcC&pg=PT52|date=1 September 2009|publisher=Pearson Education India|isbn=978-81-317-3018-8|page=52}}</ref> 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 of Rabindranath Tagore|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. [[Government]] of India Issued 5 Rupees coin in 2011 to mark the 150 Birth Anniversary in the honor of Rabindranath Tagore.<ref>5 Rupees Coin of 2011 - 150 Birth Anniversary- Rabindranath Tagore, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr5hokjmI2k</ref>
 
'''Rabindra Jayanti''' or '''Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti''' is an annually celebrated cultural festival, prevalent among Tagorephiles (people who love Tagore and his works) around the world, in remembrance of [[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s birthday anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/news/bengal-celebrates-rabindra-jayanti-news-culture-mfitOgfeiaesi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701142618/http://www.sify.com/news/bengal-celebrates-rabindra-jayanti-news-culture-mfitOgfeiaesi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 July 2016 |title=Bengal celebrates Rabindra Jayanti|website=[[Sify]]|date=8 May 2012 | access-date= 3 February 2016}}</ref> In all over India, it is celebrated on the 7th of May, and in the Indian state [[West Bengal]] and [[Bangladesh]], it is celebrated in early May, on the 25th day of the [[Bengali calendar#Months|Bengali month]] of [[Boishakh]], since Tagore was born on this day of the year 1268 of the [[Bengali calendar]] (1861 AD).<ref name="Anita2009">{{cite book|author=Arathoon Anita|title=Introducing History And Civics 3|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QJff89IoRWcC&pg=PT52|date=1 September 2009|publisher=Pearson Education India|isbn=978-81-317-3018-8|page=52}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti 2022: Date, importance and significance of the day |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/rabinadranath-tagore-jayanti-2022-date-importance-significance-7902945/ |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=The Indian Express |date=8 May 2022 |language=en |archive-date=2022-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508222505/https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/rabinadranath-tagore-jayanti-2022-date-importance-significance-7902945/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Business Standard Mobile Offers When is Rabindranath Jayanti? -May 7 |url=https://wap.business-standard.com/amp/about/when-is-rabindranath-jayanti |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=wap.business-standard.com |language=en |archive-date=2022-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511050733/https://wap.business-standard.com/amp/about/when-is-rabindranath-jayanti |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=When is Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti 2021? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/what's-hot/story/when-is-rabindranath-tagore-jayanti-2021-1799787-2021-05-07 |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=India Today |language=en |archive-date=2022-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509035333/https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/lifestyle/what-s-hot/story/when-is-rabindranath-tagore-jayanti-2021-1799787-2021-05-07 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-07 |title=Nōbēlajaẏīkē śrad'dhārghya'dya nōbēla prā'ija'- ēra! Kabigurura janmabārṣikītē ṭu'iṭa |script-title=bn:নোবেলজয়ীকে শ্রদ্ধার্ঘ্য 'দ্য নোবেল প্রাইজ'- এর! কবিগুরুর জন্মবার্ষিকীতে টুইট |trans-title='The Nobel Prize' pays tribute to Nobel laureate! Tweet on poet's birth anniversary |url=https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/nation-and-world/rabindranath-tagore-jayanti-2022-the-nobel-prize-celebrates-gurudev-s-birth-anniversary-on-7-th-may-31651912798455.html |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Hindustantimes Bangla |language=bn |archive-date=2022-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509040307/https://bangla.hindustantimes.com/nation-and-world/rabindranath-tagore-jayanti-2022-the-nobel-prize-celebrates-gurudev-s-birth-anniversary-on-7-th-may-31651912798455.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Āja pam̐ciśē baiśākha |script-title=bn:আজ পঁচিশে বৈশাখ |trans-title=Today is the twenty-fifth of Baishakh |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%88%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%96 |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Prothomalo |language=bn |archive-date=2022-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509040545/https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%88%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%96 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Kabigurura 160tama janmajaẏantī āja |script-title=bn:কবিগুরুর ১৬০তম জন্মজয়ন্তী আজ |trans-title=Today is the 160th birth anniversary of the poet |url=https://www.jugantor.com/todays-paper/last-page/419325/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AC%E0%A7%A6%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9C |access-date=2022-05-09 |website=Jugantor |language=en |archive-date=2022-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509040836/https://www.jugantor.com/todays-paper/last-page/419325/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AC%E0%A7%A6%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9C |url-status=live }}</ref> Every year, numerous cultural programmes and events, such as: ''Kabipranam'' – the songs ([[Rabindra Sangeet]]), poetries, dances and dramas, written and composed by Tagore, are organised in this particular day, by various schools, colleges and universities in [[Bengal]], and is also celebrated by different groups abroad, as a tribute to Tagore and his [[Works of Rabindranath Tagore|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. In 2011, the Government of India issued a five-rupee coin to mark the 150th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore's birth.<ref>5 Rupees Coin of 2011 - 150 Birth Anniversary- Rabindranath Tagore, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr5hokjmI2k {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406093205/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr5hokjmI2k |date=2017-04-06 }}</ref>
 
==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of festivals in West Bengal]]
* [[List of festivals in West Bengal]]
* [[List of festivals in Bangladesh]]
* [[List of festivals in Bangladesh]]
==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 18:59, 1 May 2026


Rabindra Jayanti
Rabindranath Tagore
Observed byBengalis
TypeBengali festival
Date25th day of Boishakh
FrequencyAnnually

Rabindra Jayanti or Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti is an annually celebrated cultural festival, prevalent among Tagorephiles (people who love Tagore and his works) around the world, in remembrance of Rabindranath Tagore's birthday anniversary.[4] In all over India, it is celebrated on the 7th of May, and in the Indian state West Bengal and Bangladesh, it is celebrated in early May, on the 25th day of the Bengali month of Boishakh, since Tagore was born on this day of the year 1268 of the Bengali calendar (1861 AD).[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Every year, numerous cultural programmes and events, such as: Kabipranam – the songs (Rabindra Sangeet), poetries, dances and dramas, written and composed by Tagore, are organised in this particular day, by various schools, colleges and universities in Bengal, and is 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. In 2011, the Government of India issued a five-rupee coin to mark the 150th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore's birth.[12]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Rabindra Jayanti 2018 Archived 2018-05-09 at the Wayback Machine officeholidays.com
  2. ↑ Rabindra Jayanti 2019 Archived 2018-05-09 at the Wayback Machine officeholidays.com
  3. ↑ Rabindra Jayanti 2020 officeholidays.com
  4. ↑ "Bengal celebrates Rabindra Jayanti". Sify. 8 May 2012. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. 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.
  6. ↑ "Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti 2022: Date, importance and significance of the day". The Indian Express. 8 May 2022. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Business Standard Mobile Offers When is Rabindranath Jayanti? -May 7". wap.business-standard.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "When is Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti 2021?". India Today. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Nōbēlajaẏīkē śrad'dhārghya'dya nōbēla prā'ija'- ēra! Kabigurura janmabārṣikītē ṭu'iṭa" নোবেলজয়ীকে শ্রদ্ধার্ঘ্য 'দ্য নোবেল প্রাইজ'- এর! কবিগুরুর জন্মবার্ষিকীতে টুইট ['The Nobel Prize' pays tribute to Nobel laureate! Tweet on poet's birth anniversary]. Hindustantimes Bangla (in Bengali). 7 May 2022. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Āja pam̐ciśē baiśākha" আজ পঁচিশে বৈশাখ [Today is the twenty-fifth of Baishakh]. Prothomalo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Kabigurura 160tama janmajaẏantī āja" কবিগুরুর ১৬০তম জন্মজয়ন্তী আজ [Today is the 160th birth anniversary of the poet]. Jugantor. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  12. ↑ 5 Rupees Coin of 2011 - 150 Birth Anniversary- Rabindranath Tagore, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr5hokjmI2k Archived 2017-04-06 at the Wayback Machine

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