Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand With a grip th… - Rabindranath Tagore

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Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand With a grip that kills it. Wishing to hearten a timid lamp great night lights all her stars.

Rabindranath Tagore

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Rabindranath Tagore (7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941), also known as Rabi Thakur, was a Bengali philosopher, poet, and winner of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913.

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Pen Names: ভানুসিংহ

Native Name: রবীন্দ্রনাথ

Alternative Names: Rabīndranātha Thākur • Kabiguru • Tagore • Bishwakabi • R. Tagore • Rabindranat Tagor • Bhanu Singha Thakur • Gurudev • Biswakabi • Nyi Wang Gönpo • Tagore, rabindranath • Ravindranath Thakur

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Bigotry tries to keep truth safe in its hand With a grip that kills it. Wishing to hearten a timid lamp great night lights all her stars. - Rabindranath Tagore

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