![]() ![]() With such eclectic upbringing, Tagore blossomed into a virtuoso composer when he was barely 14 and continued till death. ![]() His early musical exposure was thoroughly diverse not merely to the visiting classical maestros like Maula Box and Jadu Bhatta, but to servants reciting the epics, Kishori Chatteijee narrating the Dasharathi folksaga, Srikontho Babu singing Vaishnavite lyrics and the eldest brother Owijendranath holding forth on both Kalidasa’s Meghadootam and own Swapnaprayan. The seeds germinated from the musical ambience at home in Jorasanko Thakurbari where music of all genres had a halcyon day. That this was no empty boast, time has proven with the continued, unwavering popularity of his music even after over six decades of his passing away. In his own estimation, whether or not some of his creative efforts would survive the ravages of time, music was one arena where he knew he would dei destiny to perpetuate his legacy as bequeathed to his countrymen. While music was only one of those areas illumined by his incandescent vision, he was confident of the blessings of the muse. The towering persona of Rabindranath Tagore had explored a multitude of disciplines in his lifetime: spanning eight decades.
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