New Delhi, May 8: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tribute to Bengali polymath, Rabindranath Tagore on his 163rd birth anniversary.

"I pay homage to Gurudev Tagore on the occasion of his birth anniversary. His enduring wisdom and genius continue to inspire and enlighten innumerable people across generations," PM Modi wrote in a post on X.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also paid homage to Rabindranath Tagore, an iconic talent who excelled in varied fields, on his birth anniversary.

In a post on X, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, "On this auspicious day of his birthday, I pay my homage to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore in his own words - where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; where knowledge is free; where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls; ... into that heaven of freedom, my father, let my country awake."

Rabindranath Tagore is famous by many names - Gurudev, Kabiguru, Biswakabi and is often referred to as 'the Bard of Bengal'.

(ANI)

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