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By Crystal Okusa
Poetry is a backdrop of many societies, and praises of artistes behind great poetic works are sung for generations. Two Indian poets, Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam, are no exception. The Great poets of the 19th century were instrumental in India’s independence movement. The piece of prose of lyrics, An offering of songs, by Tagore was later translated to be the national anthem of India and Bangladesh. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, the first such prize for Asia.
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