The birthday of Rabindranath Tagore or popularly known as Rabindra Jayanti is celebrated on 8th May every year in West Bengal. This Jayanti is celebrated on the account of the birthday of the great poet Rabindranath Tagore. Rabindranath Tagore was a great poet, writer and philosopher. He was the first Asian man to be awarded with Nobel Prize. On his birthday, various programmes are held particularly in Calcutta. The people of Calcutta celebrate this festival with dedication, admiration and passion. On this occasion the people of Bengal (both Bangladesh and West Bengal) remember Rabindranath through his poems, songs, drama, and dance drama and through other writings. His birthday is celebrated mainly at 'Jorasanko Thakurbari', the ancestral house of the Tagore family where the poet was born and died. This heritage building is now a part of the Rabindra Bharati University. People from all over Calcutta and around visit the 'Jorasanko Thakurbari' and participate in the festival.
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