PURBASTHALI-II GOVT. ITI

Rabindra Jayanti

9 May – Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti 

As per drikpanchang, the day of Boishakh 25th currently overlaps with either the 8th May or 9th May on the Gregorian calendar. As per the Gregorian calendar, it is observed on May 7 May in other states. He was born on 7 May 1861 in Kolkata. He was one of India’s top artists, novelists, authors, Bengali poets, humanists, philosophers etc. In 1913, he was honoured with Nobel Prize in Literature.