The time has come when badges of honour make our shame glaring in the incongruous context of humiliation, and I for my part, wish to stand, shorn, of… - Rabindranath Tagore

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The time has come when badges of honour make our shame glaring in the incongruous context of humiliation, and I for my part, wish to stand, shorn, of all special distinctions, by the side of those of my countrymen who, for their so called insignificance, are liable to suffer degradation not fit for human beings.

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About Rabindranath Tagore

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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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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فلتكن آخر كلماتي أنني أثق في حبك!
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Melody and harmony are like lines and colors in pictures. A simple linear picture may be completely beautiful; the introduction of color may make it vague and insignificant. Yet color may, by combination with lines, create great pictures, so long as it does not smother and destroy their value.
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