Celebrate Quote by Gulzar

I have translated Bengali poets such as Subhash Mukhopadhyay and Sunil Gangopadhyay before. These were published by Hindi and Urdu magazines. But to take…

— Gulzar

Unfortunately, many just read 'Gitanjali' and think they know Tagore. Nothing could be further from the truth. He is much, much more.

— Gulzar

I love the sufiana style of writing in Tagore's poetry.

— Gulzar

“The great Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore wrote, “I slept and dreamt that life was joy. / I awoke and saw that life was service.…

— Anne Lamott

People mostly associate Tagore only with Gitanjali. That is the mistake they make. Gitanjali is just one per cent of his oeuvre.

— Gulzar

In India, not enough importance is given to writing for children. And what could be more important than the enrichment of young minds with…

— Ruskin Bond

Dabbling with Tagore was always scary. It happens with masters, with contemporary poets you know their vibes and their meaning. Tagore was different; his…

— Gulzar

At the age when Bengali youth almost inevitably writes poetry, I was listening to European classical music.

— Satyajit Ray

I think of the Tamil poet Subrahmanya Bharati every day, and he is an inspiration in my musical creations.

— Ilaiyaraaja

He who, in an enlightened and literary society, aspires to be a great poet, must first become a little child. He must take to…

— Thomas B. Macaulay

We have inherited both Rabindranath Tagore and Satyajit Ray. We love them and we respect them and we adore them, so we also have…

— Aparna Sen

It is my appeal to the people of Bihar and U.P. to always shower their love and affection on sons of the soil who…

— Khesari Lal Yadav