The song 'Amar Sonar Bangla' written during the Swadeshi Movement of India inspired the liberation struggle of Bangladesh. Who wrote this song?
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- ARajni Kanta Sen
- BDwijendralal Ray
- CMukunda Das
- DRabindranath TagoreCorrect
Explanation
The correct answer is D because Amar Sonar Bangla was composed by Rabindranath Tagore in 1905. The song was written as a protest against the Partition of Bengal during the Swadeshi Movement to foster a sense of unity among Bengalis. Decades later, the song served as a powerful inspiration during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 and was subsequently adopted as the national anthem of Bangladesh. Tagore is the only person in the world to have written the national anthems of two different countries, India and Bangladesh.
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