Kolkata, 28/3: President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said poet laureate Rabindranath Tagore had visualised India as a leading source of knowledge in the global arena, while speaking at the convocation of the Visva-Bharati university, founded by the first Asian to win the Nobel prize.
Murmu, the visitor of the central university, also said that though she had the privilege to visit many institutions of learning and eminence, but her first visit to Visva-Bharati remains very special as it is associated with the memory of one of the greatest thinkers in this world.
“Gurudev had visualised India being the leading source of knowledge….”, she said, adding that Visva Bharati was founded based on this principle.
Murmu also pointed out that the national anthems of India and neighbouring Bangladesh have both been composed by the bard – ‘Jana Gana Mana’ and ‘Amar Sonar Bangla’ – respectively.