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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Whose birth anniversary was observed on May 9 this year?
A
Swami Vivekananda
B
Rabindranath Tagore
C
Sarojini Naidu
D
Subhas Chandra Bose
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Rabindra Jayanti celebrates the birth anniversary of the great Bengali poet, scholar, novelist, playwright, humanist, philosopher, and Nobel laureate-Rabindranath Tagore. The day is celebrated in May, on the 9th day of the Bengali calendar month-Boishakh.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 161st birth anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore was commemorated on 9th May 2022 and all classes participated in a variety of activities. The primary section paid tribute to the poet by focusing on his famous short story, ‘Kabuliwala’.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tagore was born on the 25th day of the Bengali month of Boishakh. In 1861, the day on the Gregorian calendar was May 7. Bengalis, however, observe Rabindra Jayanti on Pochishe (25th) Boishakh, and according to the Bengali calendar, it’s on May 9.

Detailed explanation-4: -Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti is celebrated on the 7th of May as a cultural event throughout the nation in the remembrance of Rabindranath Tagore’s birth anniversary.

Detailed explanation-5: -According to the Bengali calender, Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti is celebrated on 25th day of Boisakh and as per the English calender, it is being celebrated on 7th May 2022. This year it is 161st birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore.

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