Harinder pays her homage to Tagore as a sage-poet, on his 160 th birth anniversary, in the
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The sage of sages, the poet of poets
 The God of words, the holy bard of the East
 The scholar, the storyteller, the painter,
 The philosopher or just a humble priest
 You were not just a man of letters,
 But an apostle of peace, born to make this world better
 You dared to talk about a fearless mind
 About reason and truth in fearful times
 You celebrated freedom when none was there
 Through verses, rhymes, and a mind without fear
 You could look beyond the times,
 Unified the world through the rhymes
 A walking temple of knowledge, an ocean of Literature
 The Nobel Laureate, a world figure
 The creator of the National Anthem, ‘Jana Gana Mana’
 Your presence can still be felt in Shantiniketan.
 Gitanjali, Sonar Tari, Kabuliwalla, Manasi
 Your words heal the souls even beyond the seven seas.
 A timeless soul from eternity to eternity
 Your messages will always guide 
 The world through your art and poetry
 As a poet, whenever I read your works and words,
 I feel as if I have entered my Lord’s abode
 Long live the soul, who wrote on the sands of time
 Your thoughts profound with the ink sublime.

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Harinder Cheema

Harinder Cheema is a renowned poetess and an internationally published author. Her novel, 'The Temple Stop' received 'The Best Book of the Year Award 2020' by Aghaaz, Author in You. She is the co-author of 17 poetry anthologies. Her short stories have been published in the coffee table books. Her articles have been published in various international magazines, and she has also received many prestigious honours and awards in the field of literature.

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