Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 12:19pm on 15 Aug 2024,Thursday India Global
On India's 78th Independence Day, the Nobel Prize committee honored Rabindranath Tagore by sharing his handwritten English script of the national anthem, 'Jana Gana Mana,' on X. Originally composed in Bengali and adopted in 1950, the anthem's English translation reflects Tagore's literary prowess. The post highlights Tagore’s 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, celebrating his contribution to Bengali literature and music. The tweet has garnered significant attention, with nearly 100,000 views, 883 retweets, and 3,500 likes. Tagore, a polymath, was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize.
