Rabindra Sangeet

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Rabindra Sangeet (Bengali: রবীন্দ্র সঙ্গীত; pronounced [robindɾo ʃoŋɡit]), also known as Tagore Songs, are songs from the Indian subcontinent written and composed by the British Indian polymath Rabindranath Tagore, winner of the 1913 Nobel Prize in Literature, the first Indian and also the first non-European to receive such recognition. Tagore was a prolific composer, with approximately 2,232 songs to his credit. The songs have distinctive characteristics in the music of Bengal, created and popular in Bengal (modern Bangladesh and West Bengal, India) during British rule. One of his Rabindra Sangeet called, Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata adopted as National anthem of India in 1911. It is characterised by its distinctive rendition while singing which, includes a significant amount of ornamentation like meend, murki, etc. and is filled with expressions of romanticism. The music combines elements of Hindustani classical music, Carnatic music, Western tunes and Bengali folk tradition. Lyrics and...

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