Tribute to Kaviguru Rabindranath Tagore

Republic Day Parade, Indian Railways presents a special tableau which is a replica of the railway coach used by the Kaviguru Rabindranath Tagore for his travels between Bolpur and Kolkata in West Bengal during his life time. This tableau comes as a tribute of Ministry of Railways to Kaviguru, the doyen of art, music and literature on 150th year of his Birth Centenary. The Railways inspired Kaviguru to pen many memorable poems which can be found in his masterpiece ‘Geetanjali’, his most famous collection of poems. Rabindranath Tagore often penned his reflections on life during his innumerable travels on train. Indian Railways proudly presents his art and his life and relives his railway journey through this Republic Day tableau.