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How Rabindranath Tagore fell in love with Iran

Much has been written about Rabindranath Tagore's relationship with the West but a lesser-known part of his life is his relationship with Iran, a country whose cultural ties with India go back more than 2,500 years. Recently a seminar on Tagore and Iran was held in the Iran Society of Kolkata which was also attended by the representatives of the Iranian government. He recalled Gurudev’s role in strengthening the Bengal-Iran literary bond.