Blinken quotes Rabindranath Tagore at Diwali reception, hails South Asian contributions

Washington DC [US], November 2 (ANI): In an address at the State Department's Diwali reception, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasised the significance of the festival and reflected on the tradition's decade-long history at the State Department, which began under Secretary John Kerry.

He also highlighted Diwali's message by quoting Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore's words: "Faith is the bird that feels the light