Rabindranath Tagore is well known as a bard to the world. But his talent was not confined to the poetry only. The first Nobel Prize winner of India had a multi-dimensional personality.
Rabindranath Tagore is well known as a bard to the world. But his talent was not confined to the poetry only. The first Nobel Prize winner of India had a multi-dimensional personality. He has played a great role in reshaping the literature and music of the region. His book Gitanjali is still popular in the readers. His various works and his contribution in literature make latest news about Rabindranath Tagore a common affair.
Tagore started writing poetry when he was very young. And by the age of sixteen he had released his first collection of poetries. He was also a staunch supporter of independence. He was also a champion of Bengal renaissance and he leveraged his talent to give various painting and sketches, text and songs to establish the Bengali tradition. He also gave a world class educational institution Visva-Bharati University to the world. This legacy keeps Rabindranath Tagore in latest news. Rabindranath Tagore is also known as Gurudev among his supporters.
His song Jana Gana Mana is national anthem of India while another song Amar Shonar Bangla is national anthem of Bangladesh. So it is not difficult to find latest news of Rabindranath Tagore.
Shimla, May 21 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will visit this hill town for one-and-a-half days beginning Thursday. During his stay, he will get a taste of British era heritage.
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) As the Trinamool Congress Monday completed two years in power in West Bengal, the CPI-M has come out with a "charge-sheet" seeking answers from Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on a host of issues including the raging chit fund scam, farmer suicides and rising crime chart.
Shimla, May 20 (IANS) Nagaland Governor and former CBI director Ashwani Kumar will be awarded an honorary doctorate at a convocation of Himachal Pradesh University here to be presided over by President Pranab Mukherjee May 24, a statement said here Monday.
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) She isn't in filmdom for either fame or money, rather Soha Ali Khan wants to do good work and also clarifies that doing a remake of her mother's film is not on her wish-list.
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) She started liking the poetry of India's poet laureate Rabindranath Tagore while in school, and now China's noted dulcimer player Liu Yuening has made the first Chinese transcription of Tagore's songs with the aim of creating an enduring basis for India-China ties as the two countries embark on summit-level talks after a month of problems this week.
Guwahati, May 17 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Asom Ratna Award for 2012 on writer late Mamoni Raisom Goswami and Sharmila Tagare for thier contribution towards the society, especially for the upliftment of women during the closing ceremony of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Pandu College in Guwahati.
Kolkata, May 15 (IANS) A gallery on Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and China was opened Wednesday at Tagore's ancestral residence in North Kolkata's Jorasanko, that now houses the Rabindra Bharati Museum.
Guwahati, May 13 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee presented the Asom Ratna award (posthumously) to Late Indira Goswami and the Srimanta Shankardeva award for the year 2008 to Sharmila Tagore at a function here on Monday.
Guwahati, May 13 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Monday termed women as the symbol of peace, love, humanity and dignity, while calling for measures to ensure they get recognition for their "selfless work" as well as the "respect and courtesy they deserve".
As a law abiding Muslim of India, my head hung deep down in shame as I had read the news of Shafique-ur-Rehman Barq, BSP member parliament, leaving the hall while Vande Mataram, the national song, was being played. On his part, it was the stupidity of highest order.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, and Bhataiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani led MPs in paying tributes to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in parliament's Central Hall on his birth anniversary, a statement said Thursday.
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) West Bengal Thursday paid homage to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his 152nd birth anniversary through the versatile bard's ever popular songs, poems and other compositions.
Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) Actress Soha Ali Khan, who is in a relationship with actor Kunal Khemu, says commitment is more important for her than just finishing the formality of signing a paper.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's extensive travels around the world, including to China and Iran, left a deep impact on him and his ideals of humanism and a world without barriers is more relevant today, a top official said Thursday.
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) West Bengal Thursday paid homage to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his 152nd birth anniversary through the versatile bard's ever popular songs, poems and other compositions.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) A total of 13 short films, based on of litterateur, composer and artist Rabindranath Tagore's poems, were released here Thursday to commemorate his 152nd birth anniversary.
New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday paid floral tributes to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore on occasion of his 152nd birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan .
New Delhi, May 9 (ANI): Union Culture Minister Chandresh Kumari Katoch launched 13 short films based on the poems of Rabindranath Tagore here on Thursday.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday paid tribute to litterateur, composer and artist Rabindranath Tagore on the ocassion of his 152nd birth anniversary.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) As the Indian Cinema celebrates 100 years of its existence Bollywood actresses and fashionista Sonam Kapoor shared her love for classic look and said she copied legendary Madhubala's sari from a song for an event.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) As part of the observances of the 152nd birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) is organizing an international conference on Rabindranath Tagore - Envoy of India: His Vision of India and the World.
To reconsider the legacy of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) on his 152nd birth anniversary is to confront a maze of contradictions. What, for instance, inspired a school dropout without a college degree to establish an international university? Why did a member of the land-owning 'zamindar' class feel compelled to write about the lives of oppressed peasants, and to experiment with schemes for rural development? How could a man write so insightfully about the lives of women? What made him express religious devotion in erotic language, and love in the language of religion? Why did he yearn for fame, yet live in constant fear of it?
New Delhi, May 7 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will receive the first copy of the book 'Contemporarising Tagore and the World' at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here tomorrow.
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) One can now have access to the entire oeuvre of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore online, in both Bengali and English.
Kolkata, May 5 (ANI): At a time when the nation is suffering from rising instances of atrocities against women in the country, President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday said it was time to "reset the moral compass" of the society.
Kolkata, May 5 (IANS) Amid the rising instances of atrocities against women in the country, President Pranab Mukherjee Sunday said it was time to "reset the moral compass" of the society.
Kolkata, May 4 (IANS) India's largest jewellery retail chain Tanishq, part of Titan Industries, Saturday said it will invest more than Rs.1,000 crore this fiscal in opening new stores across the country.
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) National-award winning filmmaker Onir says Doordarshan's decision to screen independent movies in the late night slot will not help indie films in getting more eyeballs.
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Indian cinema, which is celebrating its centenary year, has a unique identity and should rival Hollywood as its eastern equivalent, says actor-producer Saif Ali Khan who does not believe in any attempts to cross over.
Shimla, May 1 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will be the chief guest at Himachal Pradesh University's convocation here May 24, while Human Resource Development Minister M.M. Pallam Raju will be the guest of honour, an official said Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore says she wears her masterchef cap at home and enjoys cooking Bengali food.
Mumbai, April 29 (IANS) Umesh Shukla, who has been been approached to wield the megaphone for cult comedy "Chupke Chupke" remake, says the camera will start rolling for the movie next year as nothing is finalised yet.
Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) The National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in Mumbai will display, from Friday, the internationally acclaimed exhibition "The Last Harvest" featuring paintings of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, an official said.
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Education is the key to conserving a country's cultural heritage and it is manifest nowhere as in India, which has been playing with non-formal education models since early historical ages and is now touching modern schools with their regimented eduction systems.
Chennai, April 17 (IANS) As much as southern director Krish is excited about his upcoming film "Gabbar", the Hindi remake of Tamil blockbuster "Ramana", he admits it will be as challenging as any other film.
Kolkata, April 16 (IANS) The house of pioneering scientist Jagadish Chandra Bose here will be restored and converted into a museum to inspire young people and make them aware about his contributions to the field of science, an official said here Tuesday.
Kolkata, April 15 (ANI): The natives of West Bengal indulged in a day-long cultural extravaganza and rallied for peace on the first day of the 'Bengali New Year' or 'Poila Baisakh' on Monday.
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) The names of Debdulal Bandyopadhyay and Nilima Sanyal may not ring a bell with today's generation, but they were hugely popular in India and the then East Pakistan during 1971 with thousands tuning in to listen to them on AIR for the latest developments in the runup to the war of liberation that led to birth of Bangladesh.
Shimla, April 12 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will launch an online assembly constituency management component of Himachal Pradesh next month, an official statement said here Friday.
Mexico City, April 11 (IANS) A branch of FIND Foundation, set up by noted Indologist Alain Danielou to promote in the East and West awareness about philosophy, music, religion, sciences and the arts, has been inaugurated in Mexico City at an event attended by Indian Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy.
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Expressing shock and dismay over the attack on Presidency University and its historic Baker Building Wednesday by Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) activists, alumni Thursday said it was a "sorry state of affairs".
Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) Trinamool Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) members stormed the Presidency University campus and beat up its students here Wednesday, an official said.
Book: 'Manifestations IX: 20th Century Indian Art'; Publisher: Delhi Art Gallery; Editors: Kishore Singh & Shruti Parthasarathy; Pages: 219; Price: Rs.4,750
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee gave away 54 Padma awards at a function in the Darbar hall of Rashtrapati Bhavan here Friday.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Friday presented Padma awards, the country's highest civilian awards, to 54 personalities, including actors Sharmila Tagore and Sridevi.
New Delhi, Apr. 5 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee conferred Padma awards to eminent persons for their achievements in various fields at a civil investiture ceremony held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Friday.
New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Decorated guest rooms, a research centre and a conference room are all part of a refurbished Rashtrapati Bhavan here, aiming to assist in smoother functioning and grander hospitality, officials said Wednesday.
New Delhi, Apr. 3 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday visited the newly refurbished Vivekananda and Tagore suites on the ground floor of Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Kolkata, April 2 (IANS) A dazzling and extravagant ceremony combining Bollywood's glamour quotient and a medley of diverse cultures showcased by American rapper Pitbull and Tagore's compositions heralded the start of the sixth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Tuesday.
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) The festival of colours Holi was celebrated across India with enthusiasm and bonhomie even as eight people lost their lives in Andhra Pradesh.
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) Holi, or Dol Yatra, as the festival of colours is called in West Bengal, was celebrated with traditional fervour with songs, dances and prayers on Wednesday.
Kolkata, March 21 (IANS) The West Bengal assembly Thursday passed The Presidency University (Amendment) Bill, 2013, arming the university's mentor group with recommendatory powers for attaining academic excellence and monitoring its implementation.
Shimla, March 20 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will address the Himachal Pradesh assembly May 24 to mark its golden jubilee, Speaker B.B. Butail said Wednesday.
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) Kareena Kapoor, who wed Saif Ali Khan last year, says being married is not a crime for an actress. She believes personal and professional aspects of life must not be mixed.
Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) "A woman is free to say yes or no to the way she's projected on the screen," says actress Sharmila Tagore adding that if a woman enjoys doing a certain thing on screen, "it's her prerogative".
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will confer the Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony posthumously on sitar maestro Ravi Shankar at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Thursday, the culture ministry said in a statement.
New Delhi, Mar. 6 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will confer the 'Tagore Award' for cultural harmony on sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar at a function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Thursday.
On Board Air India One, March 5 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday said that he for the first time gave a convocation speech "fully in Bengali" during the convocation at Dhaka University where he was conferred a doctorate of law degree.
Kolkata, March 5 (IANS) Disgruntled Trinamool Congress lawmaker and former West Bengal agricultural minister Rabindranath Bhattacharya Tuesday expressed his desire to rejoin the Mamata Banerjee ministry if offered a different portfolio.
Dhaka, March 4 (IANS) Indian President Pranab Mukherjee's 'sasur bari' or in-laws' place in Narail district of Bangladesh is in celebratory mood, waiting to greet their 'jamai' or son-in-law when he pays them his first-ever visit Tuesday.
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) A pair of sunglasses, a book of poems, old gramophone records: These and other items brought back to Santiniketan from Argentina take one to the early 20th century and the enigmatic relationship between Argentine writer and feminist Victoria Ocampo and Noble laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
Dhaka, Mar.3 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee arrived here today on a three-day visit. He was accompanied by his wife Shuvra Mukherjee, Minister of State for Railways Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, four members of Parliament Sitaram Yechury, Chandan Mmitra, Mukul Roy and Bhubaneswar Kalita, besides Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai.
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) A pair of sunglasses, a book of poems, old gramophone records: These and other items brought back to Santiniketan from Argentina take one to the early 20th century and the enigmatic relationship between Argentine writer and feminist Victoria Ocampo and Noble laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
Mumbai, Mar 2 (IANS) Don't rub in the royalty, please! That seems to have been Soha Ali Khan's underlying statement when at a public event, promoting her new film "Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns", she made her displeasure clear at her royalty references being relentlessly rustled up.
New Delhi, Mar 1 (IANS) A century after Rabindranath Tagore won the Nobel Prize for Literature, his works have found translation into almost every major language spoken in the world; his works remain relevant, and translations continue. One such project seeks to translate 10 of Tagore's works from Bengali to Urdu.
Mumbai, Feb 28 (IANS) Divya Dutta's life has been chosen as one of the top 11 inspirational stories since 1984 by Savvy magazine in its 'I Believe Collector's edition'. The actress believes the edition can change the lives of many women in this male-dominated society.
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IANS) Bangladesh's choice hilsa fish from the Padma river will be on the platter during President Pranab Mukherjee's Bangladesh visit, his first trip overseas after taking over the country's top office last July.
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Pragmatism is replacing romantic idealism in Indian literature, which is increasingly drawing its inspiration from everyday struggles for existence in the context of larger socio-economic and political movements like globalisation, English education, revivalism, conflicts and human rights crusades.
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday warned of strict action against traders who would not keep their shops open during the two-day strike called by the central trade unions.
Book: 'Jorasanko'; Author: Aruna Chakravarti; Publisher: Harper Collins India; Pages: 406; Price: Rs.350
Kolkata, Feb 15 (IANS) Goddess Saraswati, considered the deity of music, culture and learning, was worshiped across the city Friday, with women clad in traditional yellow saris offering flowers, children participating in cultural programmes and families sharing 'prasad'.
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Literature in Indian languages is vibrant, thriving and more interlinked than is evident, say literary figures.
Chennai, Feb 8 (IANS) Bollywood actors and goodwill ambassadors of Unicef Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Sharmila Tagore pledged to work for children's survival and development.
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Bowing to pressure from the Pataudi family, particularly his wife Sharmila Tagore, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Wednesday finally decided to institute an annual lecture after former captain late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi.
New Delhi, Feb. 4 (ANI): The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIandB) on Monday constituted a eight-member committee led by former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court, Justice (Retired) Mukul Mudgal, to review the Cinematograph Act, 1952.
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Satyajit Ray, known for having the "director's gaze", harboured a "deep respect" for women and portrayed them as having more moral strength than men in various roles other than the stereotyped idea of a "woman belonging to the kitchen", say the filmmaker's leading ladies.
Kolkata, Feb 2 (IANS) Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore feels her late husband and former Indian cricket captain Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi did not have any regrets in life as he was used to losses from an early age.
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) Egyptians consider Indians hardworking, and feel the country has a successful democracy, says an author from the land of the Nile, Ahdaf Soueif.
Kolkata, Jan 26 (IANS) Bangladeshi academician Anisuzzaman Saturday said here that there were misconceptions that Indian books were not allowed at book fairs in his country.
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) As a pleasant winter sun shone on the manicured lawns of the magnificent Rashtrapati Bhavan, President Pranab Mukherjee mingled with dignitaries at a reception he hosted here Saturday, and in a break from tradition, walked up to the guests and exchanged greetings with them.
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) Veterans like Shekhar Kapur and Kabir Bedi went down memory lane remembering the colourful parade they saw as kids, while actresses like Nandita Das and Raveena Tandon wished for safer and better times for the country on its 64th Republic Day Saturday.
New Delhi, Jan.26 (ANI): The civilian honours for the year 2013 have been announced and feature actors Rajesh Khanna, Sharmila Tagore and Sridevi, cricketer Rahul Dravid, boxer Mary Kom, industrialist Adi Godrej and comedian Jaspal Bhatti.
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Veteran actress Sharmila Tagore has been named for the Padma Bhushan on the eve of 64th Republic Day.
Jaipur, Jan 25 (IANS) Novelist-poet Jeet Thayil, whose novel "Narcopolis" was nominated for the Man Booker Prize, became the first Indian to win the $50,000 DSC South Asian Literature Prize 2013 for his novel about Mumbai's dark underside and the forces that make the megapolis tick.
Kolkata, Jan 18 (IANS) Hailing Swami Vivekananda as the one who brought back self-confidence in a shaken nation through his teaching and philosophy, President Pranab Mukherjee Friday said the monk would continue to be relevant for as long as the march of civilisation continued.
Haldia (West Bengal), Jan 15 (IANS) An industrialist climbing the dais at an investors' summit to sing a popular Rabindra Sangeet. The perhaps unseen scene was made possible Tuesday courtesy West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Kolkata, Jan 14 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee might be a crowd puller as a politician, but this time it's the painter in her that attracts people, even though her works vie for attention with those of masters like Jamini Roy and Rabindranath Tagore.
What is the relevance today of a monk who was born 150 years ago, lived the life of a mendicant, and passed away at a young age of 39 years? Swami Vivekananda's personality traits provide us all the answers.
Film: "Sevakudu"; Cast: Meka Srikanth, Charmi Kaur, M.S Narayana, Brahmanandam, Pradeep Rawat and Ahuti Prasad; Director: V. Samudra; Rating: *1/2
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Bangladesh has formally invited President Pranab Mukherjee to visit the country and the trip could take place in the early part of 2013, making it possibly the first foreign visit of his tenure.
Kolkata, Dec 21 (IANS) Describing cinema as an important tool for establishing regional peace and harmony, Bangladesh Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu Friday called for expanding Indo-Bangla cooperation in films.
Shantiniketan (West Bengal), Dec 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday said India and China's association can be pivotal in attaining world peace and welfare.
Birbhum (West Bengal), Dec 19 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will flag off the year long centenary celebration of receiving of Nobel Prize by Rabindranath Tagore at Visva Bharati University in Shanti Niketan today.
Sulur (Coimbatore), Dec 18 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee will present the Presidential Standard to 25 and 33 Squadrons of the Indian Air Force (IAF) at a function here on Tuesday.
Tripura, Dec 16 (ANI): The northeast, which has over the years produced many talents, has added another feather to its cap through Sayantan Das, a young singer from Agartala, who has been recently awarded with a silver medal in the National Child Award for Exceptional Achievement for the year 2012.
New Delhi, Dec 16 (IANS) Away from the sculptures and lyrically colourful religious paintings, two masters of the Bengal school of art - Benodebihari Mukherjee and Nandalal Bose - loved to etch, make woodcuts, linocuts, lithographic prints and ink sketches on postcards.
New Delhi, Dec 12 (IANS) A special anthem, "Yeh Dilli hai", capturing the essence of the capital was launched here Wednesday for the first edition of the Delhi International Film Festival (DIFF) 2012, to be held here starting Dec 21.
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Monday termed terrorism as the biggest threat to international peace and security and called on the international community to take a concerted action against the menace and its sponsors.
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The fight against terrorism must be won in accordance with the rule of law, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman Justice K.G. Balakrishnan said here Saturday, adding that eyeing short-term gains would have serious consequences.
Kolkata, Dec 1 (IANS) Faced with criticism, intra-party feuds and disgruntled farmers, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is facing the gloomiest phase in office, 18 months after she ousted the Left.
