SOURCE: BBC

The legacy of a renowned poet will be celebrated at an annual event at Shakespeare's Birthplace.

Rabindranath Tagore, who was born in 1861, was the first non-European writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

The event on 5 May will be filled with performances and a ceremony to remember the writer, who was so inspired by Shakespeare that he wrote a poem in his honour.

It will mark Tagore's 163rd birthday, which has been celebrated since a sculpture of the poet was unveiled nearly 30 years ago.

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