Kolkata recently witnessed a three-day series of cultural events to celebrate Rabindranath Tagore’s genius. Organised by the Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC), the event was attended by danseuse Alokananda Roy
Photographs courtesy: Kolkata Centre for Creativity (KCC)Pramila Shah, director of cultural events at KCC, also spoke at the programme. The event not only celebrated Tagore through music and performing arts but also with an exhibition titled ‘Verses and Variables’ — sharing his exchanges with statistician Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
Fahim Hussain Chowdhury, a musician from Bangladesh, sang Rabindrasangeet as part of the event ‘The Melody of Monsoon’ or ‘Shrabaner Dharar Moton’
Next up was a dance performance titled ‘Shraban Sandhya’ by the members of Dancers’ Guild
Theatre was a part of the celebrations, and plays like ‘The Prophet and the poet’ (above) and ‘Robi's Garden’ were enacted. While the first play focused on Tagore’s relationship with Mahatma Gandhi and the letters exchanged between them, the second play gave an insight into the world of Tagore and his writings
Thespian Vijay Padaki took part in the event and also donned the director’s hat for ‘Robi’s Garden’
Tagore’s recording on a gramophone made the programme even more special