Rabindranath Tagore was the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize. He was born on May 7, 1861 in Kolkata, India. This year marks the 162nd birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. Every year, Tagore's birth anniversary is observed as Rabindra Tagore Jayanti across the country. It is widely celebrated as 'Rabindra Jayanti' and the day is also popularly addressed as Ponchishe Boishakh, since it falls on the 25th day of the Bengali month Boishakh.

While in many parts of India, the day is celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar, in West Bengal, Tagore Jayanti or ‘Poncheeshe Boishakh’ is celebrated as per the Bengali calendar. According to Drik Panchang, Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti will be observed on May 9. On Tagore's birth anniversary, here are ten profound quotes reportedly of the Nonel Laureate.