PM Modi pays homage to Tagore, terms him 'timeless voice of India's civilisational soul'

NEW DELHI: (May 9) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid rich tributes to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his birth anniversary and said he made a mark as an exceptional philosopher, educationist, artist and a "timeless voice of India's civilisational soul".

Tagore's birth anniversary is celebrated on 'Pochishe Boishakh' or the 25th of the Bengali month of Boishak, known as Rabindra Jayanti.

"Today, on the special occasion of Pochishe Boishakh, we pay our heartfelt tributes to Gurudev Tagore," PM Modi said in a post on 'X'.