Correct option is B
The correct answer is (b) This poem was later adopted by Bangladesh as its national anthem.
Explanation:
'Amar Sonar Bangla' (My Golden Bengal) was written by Rabindranath Tagore in 1905 during the period of the first partition of Bengal.
The poem was written to spark a sense of unity and pride among Bengalis and to protest the British policy of 'Divide and Rule'.
The first ten lines of this song were officially adopted as the National Anthem of Bangladesh in 1971 after its independence.
The melody of the song was inspired by the folk singer Gagan Harkara’s Baul song 'Ami Kothay Pabo Tare'.
With this, Tagore became the only poet in the world to have written the national anthems of two different nations (India and Bangladesh).
Information Booster:
Rabindranath Tagore also composed 'Jana Gana Mana', which was adopted as the National Anthem of India on January 24, 1950.
Some historians also credit the inspiration for the National Anthem of Sri Lanka ('Sri Lanka Matha') to Tagore's style and work, as its composer, Ananda Samarakoon, was his student at Visva-Bharati.
Additional Knowledge:
This was Tagore's first poem. (Option a)
This is incorrect. Tagore began writing poetry at the age of eight. His first collection of poems, Kabi Kahini, was published in 1878 when he was a teenager.
Tagore was awarded the Noble Prize for this poem. (Option c)
Tagore was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 primarily for his collection of poems titled Gitanjali (Song Offerings).
He was the first non-European to win a Nobel Prize in any category.
This poem was a school prayer in Shantiniketan. (Option d)
While Tagore's songs are frequently sung at Shantiniketan, 'Amar Sonar Bangla' was specifically a political and patriotic hymn.
The prayers at Shantiniketan are usually based on Upanishadic verses or specific Brahmo Sangeet composed for spiritual gathering.
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