Amritsar, May 6 (Punjab Post Bureau) – To mark the birth anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore a special assembly was organised by the students of DAV Public School Lawrence Road. He was an author, poet, dramatist, philosopher, artist and painter who has contributed immensely to the nation. He didn’t just change the map of Bengali literature but was also the linchpin of the freedom struggle through his music and poems. Gurudev became the first Indian to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature for his work ‘Gitanjali’.
The students paid rich tribute to the prolific writer and thinker. They read out exerpts from his life, recited poems written by him and sang an iconic say ‘Ekla Chalo Re’. They also read some of his famous inspirational quotes which will always ring in the minds of the people for decades to come. The assembly concluded with the rendition of the National Anthem.
Regional Officer Punjab Zone A Dr. Neelam Kamra and the Manager of the school Dr. Pushpinder Walia Principal BBK DAV College for Women appreciated the efforts of the students for remembering such a noble soul who has such an aura that people still remember him.
Dr. Pallavi Sethi Principal of the school paid tribute to Gurudev and advised the students to imbibe the values of this great personality and follow the path shown by him for a meaningful life.