Every year May 7 is celebrated as Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti, as on this day the great Indian polymath was born. Rabindranath Tagore birthplace is Calcutta, now known as Kolkata. Rabindranath Tagore Jayanti is an annual cultural festival celebrated by Bengalis around the world. This day falls on the 25th day of the Bengali month of Boishakh.