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nHenwas a polymath—someone who is considered highly accomplished innseveral different fields. (Including music, writing, andnpainting)
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nHenwas the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
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nInhave read that, in India, Tagore’s writings are among the first thatnchildren read. He modernized Bengali art, revolutionized Bengalinliterature by using colloquial language, and introduced the best ofnIndian culture to the West. In additions to creating paintings andndrawings, hundreds of writings, and 2,000 songs, Tagore started anuniversity!
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nCelebratenTagore!
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nHerenare three poems by Rabindranath Tagore.
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nSelected Writings for Children,nby Rabindranath Tagore, may be available in your library. (And if it isn’t…really, why isn’t it?)
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nHerenis a showcase of some of Tagore’s art.
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nThe British Museum website also offers a gallery of his art.
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nPlannAhead…
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nChecknout my Pinterest boards of Maynholidays, historicalnevents in May,nand Maynbirthdays.
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nAnniversary of the recovery of the painting The Scream
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nAnniversarynof the world premiere of Beethoven’s NinthnSymphony
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