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Rabindra Sangeet

Songs composed by Rabindranath Tagore Rabindra Sangeetby Rabindranath TagoreRabindranath Tagore (right) and Indira Devi Chaudhurani (left) in Valmiki-Pratibha operaNative nameরবীন্দ্রসঙ্গীতComposed1875–1941 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, India during British rule. One of his Rabindra Sangeet called, Bharoto Bhagyo Bidhata adopted as National anthem of India in 1911. Dance accompanied by Rabindra Sangeet, at Science City auditorium in Kolkata. 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