Beijing: An evening celebrating Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and Bangladesh's national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam at the Indian Embassy here came alive with theatre, Rabindra Sangeet and renditions of the iconic 'Where the Mind is Without Fear' in 14 languages. ,
Held in the evening at the picturesque amphitheater of the Indian Embassy complex, the event was jointly organized with the Bangladesh Embassy to celebrate the 163rd birth anniversary of Tagore and the 125th birth anniversary of 'rebel poet Nazrul'.
Rabindra Nazrul Jayanti featured 40 Indian and Bangladeshi artists from the diaspora, marking the second time the two embassies organized the event in the Chinese capital city; The first such joint event was organized in 2022.
A cultural tribute titled 'In that Heaven of Freedom' - a joint production of the two embassies - was part of the evening which was co-chaired by India's Ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat and his Bangladeshi counterpart MD Jashi Uddin.
Conceived and directed by T.S.Vivekananda, First Secretary of the Indian Embassy, the event featured diplomats and NRIs from both countries as well as some Chinese admirers of Tagore reciting inspirational poems by both Tagore and Nazrul.The presentations included a brief presentation of the story 'Boloi', a sequence from the PLA 'Muktodara' and a recitation of Tagore's famous poem 'Where the Mind Is Without Fear' in 14 languages, according to Vivekananda, who specializes in modern English poetry. Ended with. ,
Rawat and Jashim Uddin inaugurated a curated set of 10 paintings by Tagore titled 'Las Harvest'.
In his speech at the event, Rawat talked about the relevance of reading Tagore and Nazrul Islam in the present era, while Jashim Uddin talked about the integrated nature of both the poets' works with Bengali culture.
Held in the evening at the picturesque amphitheater of the Indian Embassy complex, the event was jointly organized with the Bangladesh Embassy to celebrate the 163rd birth anniversary of Tagore and the 125th birth anniversary of 'rebel poet Nazrul'.
Rabindra Nazrul Jayanti featured 40 Indian and Bangladeshi artists from the diaspora, marking the second time the two embassies organized the event in the Chinese capital city; The first such joint event was organized in 2022.
A cultural tribute titled 'In that Heaven of Freedom' - a joint production of the two embassies - was part of the evening which was co-chaired by India's Ambassador to China Pradeep Kumar Rawat and his Bangladeshi counterpart MD Jashi Uddin.
Conceived and directed by T.S.Vivekananda, First Secretary of the Indian Embassy, the event featured diplomats and NRIs from both countries as well as some Chinese admirers of Tagore reciting inspirational poems by both Tagore and Nazrul.The presentations included a brief presentation of the story 'Boloi', a sequence from the PLA 'Muktodara' and a recitation of Tagore's famous poem 'Where the Mind Is Without Fear' in 14 languages, according to Vivekananda, who specializes in modern English poetry. Ended with. ,
Rawat and Jashim Uddin inaugurated a curated set of 10 paintings by Tagore titled 'Las Harvest'.
In his speech at the event, Rawat talked about the relevance of reading Tagore and Nazrul Islam in the present era, while Jashim Uddin talked about the integrated nature of both the poets' works with Bengali culture.
