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| Originally Posted by jnathan Good But, BisshoKobi- I dont agree, I have asked people in North America if they knew Rabi Tagore, Not a Single person could answer. I wish people would Remember Kazi Najrul Islam and Michael Modhushodun Datta (was such a Brilliant writer, introducer of Sonnet in Bangla Literature) more than Anyone else. |
It is hilarious!!! This is the first time I find someone talking such way about Bishsho Kobi!! You are worried about North America!! C’mon, how many in Bangladesh and India know who Rabindranath Tagore was? I can bet the number is significantly less than number of people who know Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan! It really does not matter, does it? It does not confiscate the title “Bishhokobi” from this Nobel Laureate. Where North America is concerned, how many people know who is Toni Morrison? How many in USA know who John L. Hall, Thomas Schelling and Roy Glauber are? Do you know a significant portion of US population do not know their president’s full name? Many do not even know who Condeleezza Rice is!
If you had asked Einstein, he sure could tell you who Tagore was! Moreover, as I said before (
http://www.banglatorrents.com/general-talk-main/3155-rabindra-jayonti.html) Tagore’s literary works have won worldwide acclamations and especially venerated throughout Europe. At that time Europe meant lot more than US.
Last but not least, what all those pictures (displayed on top) tell you about Rabindranath Tagore’s worldwide fame????