A leading college in Pakistan has organised a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore to mark the centenary of his winning the Nobel Prize for literature, with participants offering renditions of his poetry in song and recitation.
The tribute was organised by the Department of History at Forman Christian College and the Ewing Literary Society on Monday.
Tagore was the first non-European and first South Asian to win the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913.
The event included renditions of Tagore’s poetry in song and recitation, clips from a documentary by director Satyajit Ray and the narration of a short story by the writer.
The programme concluded with a recitation of Amar Sonar Bangla, the national anthem of Bangladesh, being read in Bengali, English and Urdu as a celebration of the great poet who was once banned in erstwhile East Pakistan. Department of History chairperson Yaqoob Bangash said Tagore was a strong patriot though he was not a big supporter of nationalism.
The tribute was organised by the Department of History at Forman Christian College and the Ewing Literary Society on Monday.
Tagore was the first non-European and first South Asian to win the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913.
The event included renditions of Tagore’s poetry in song and recitation, clips from a documentary by director Satyajit Ray and the narration of a short story by the writer.
The programme concluded with a recitation of Amar Sonar Bangla, the national anthem of Bangladesh, being read in Bengali, English and Urdu as a celebration of the great poet who was once banned in erstwhile East Pakistan. Department of History chairperson Yaqoob Bangash said Tagore was a strong patriot though he was not a big supporter of nationalism.