“The small truth has words that are clear; the great truth has great silence.” ~ Rabindranath Tagore (May 7, 1861 to August 7, 1941)
Bengali poet, novelist and artist. He was the first non-European to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature (1913).
Today’s installment in my “Did You Know?” feature:
Did you know that Rabindranath Tagore penned TWO national anthems? He penned the national anthems of India and Bangladesh.
[Sources: quote tweeted by #docmarion on Twitter June 19, 2011. Dates and biographical information from Wikipedia, accessed June 19, 2011.]
Andrew Shattuck McBride, Writer's Blog 