South India (contd-8) SMARAKA GRANTHA Sesquicentennial(150th)birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore Sunday, April 1, 2012 Rabindranath and South India (contd-8) Thanjavur , formerly Tanjore , is a municipality and the headquarters of the Thanjavur District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu . The name Thanjavur is derived from "Tanjan", a legendary asura