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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is the author of the famous book “Geetanjali”?
A
Mahatama Gandhi
B
Rabindranath Tagore
C
Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru
D
Indira Gandhi
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gītāñjali, a collection of poetry, the most famous work by Rabindranath Tagore, published in India in 1910. Tagore then translated it into prose poems in English, as Gitanjali: Song Offerings, and it was published in 1912 with an introduction by William Butler Yeats.

Detailed explanation-2: -Her first story, “Bel Patra” (1987), was published in the literary magazine Hans and was followed by a collection of short stories Anugoonj (1991). The English translation of her novel Mai catapulted her to fame.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Bengali. The Gitanjali was written by a world-famous poet of India Rabindranath Tagore. It is a collection of Bengali poems which is mainly written in the Bengali language which was published on 14th August 1910.

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