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Question:As in Rabindranath Tagore, if it has any meaning.
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I am asking from the other side of the world. Thank you.
Actually it is Raveendran pronounced as Rabindra among Bengalis. It is a Sanskrit word Ravi+Indra+Nathan meaning the God of supreme Sun.
I don't know what his name means, but i do know that he was a poet, writer, and wrote songs....in fact i think the national athem of india is written by him...i might be wrong