The point being that so all pervasive is Tagore’s music that it’s already a part of you, even though you may not know it. National anthem aside, some of the most popular Hindi film songs - be it “Tere Mere Milan Ki Yeh Raina” or “Chhoo Kar Mere Mann Ko”- are straight up imitations of Rabindra Sangeet, intended as a tribute or otherwise. And guess what, he had warned us about it all along in his writings about the dangers of patriotism. We call it the National Anthem - of late a matter of contention for being forced down upon people, not because Tagore wanted it that way but due to some kind of warped, forced sense of nationalism imposed by others. Lest we need a gentle reminder, the song we have sung most number of times in our lives is a Rabindra Sangeet. Few genres have pervaded the music of the subcontinent as Rabindra Sangeet.
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