In this regard, he took to Twitter and said, "Great news for India on the Jayanti of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore Santiniketan, West Bengal has been recommended for inscription to the World Heritage List by ICOMOS, the advisory body to UNESCO World Heritage Centre".
Days after actor Sooraj Pancholi was acquitted of abetement charges in Jiah Khan's death case by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in Mumbai, Jiah's mother Rabia Khan reacted to the decision, describing the entire trial as a "mockery of the judiciary system."
Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria attended the 162nd birth anniversary celebrations of Rabindranath Tagore in Guwahati and commemorated it as Rabindra Jayanti.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that the Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI) has played a crucial role in furthering India's cultural and trade relations with all the South Asian countries.
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, while attending the Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti celebrations on Tuesday, said that no one in the world could have achieved what the Indian poet did in the field of creativity.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday paid tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on his birth anniversary and said that "his thoughts on justice and equality shaped India's worldview while his timeless works provided the intellectual foundation for the freedom movement".
"Tripura, the rest of India and even the world is aware of his contributions. He was an inspiration for the past generations. He is an inspiration for us and generations to come. The spirit of Rabindranath Tagore is alive everywhere," Saha said.
The poet, philosopher, essayist, novelist and visionary whose creations touched many aspects of life, nature, human relations, nationalism, and politics was none other than Rabindranath Tagore.