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Indian Panorama selects three Bengali films but rejects three others linked to Ray- Sen-Ghatak

KOLKATA: The Information Broadcasting ministry’s list of selected films for the Indian Panorama, the flagship component of the International Film Festival of India (IFFI), has some interesting inclusions and exclusions from Bengal. Two tribute films to Mrinal Sen and Ritwik Ghatak and a film based on a story by Satyajit…

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Plaques with names of PM Modi, Vice-Chancellor at Visva-Bharati trigger row

Controversy erupts over plaques at Visva Bharati Univ. not mentioning Tagore; Trinamool & BJP leaders criticize; Calcutta HC calls for V-C's removal; legal tussle with Nobel laureate Amartya Sen over land.

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West Bengal: Tagore’s home Santiniketan makes it to UNESCO World Heritage list

Santiniketan, the popular town in West Bengal, is famed as the place where Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore established the Visva-Bharati University over a century ago. It has now been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, making it great news for the country.

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A theatrical adaption of Tagore’s Ghare Baire for our times

The play is theatrically adapted to Kannada by Suresha from Rabindranath Tagore’s novel Ghare Baire (The Home and the World). Lokada Olahorage takes up discussion on the questions Tagore himself had about Western culture and the revolts against it in the early 1910s. As a symbol of both these thoughts,…

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Morning Digest | New Parliament to host session from September 19; Army jawan abducted and murdered in Manipur, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

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Stalin unveils statue of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore in Chennai

CM Stalin unveils Tagore statue in Chennai; inaugurates 3 TN Warehouse Corp godowns. Ministers, Mayor, MP, legislators & officials present. Cost of godowns: ₹7.20 crore; 2 more to be built at ₹6.40 crore.

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Indian and Thai scholars meet to support academic exchange programme in Mysuru

Thai scholars visit Mysuru to strengthen people-to-people connectivity, attend two-day conference on Tagore's Vision for Asia. Group sessions on social dev., public health, language, culture & politics, communication, media & politics held. Visit to Mysuru Palace, Devaraja Market & other places planned.

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Anupam Kher to portray legendary poet Rabindranath Tagore in 538th film, shares his first look

Renowned actor Anupam Kher has made an exciting announcement that he will be portraying the iconic poet, philosopher, and essayist Rabindranath Tagore in his 538th film. Taking to Instagram, Anupam shared the news with his fans and followers, along with a glimpse of his first look as the revered poet.

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Stream of knowledge

Book of Books is different from any other I had come across. It is a fascinating treasure trove of literary delights with many illustrations, and a guided tour of rare books, manuscripts and historical artefacts in a single collection.

The Hindu

National anthems: how composers in South Africa and India are reimagining them

The rousing notes of the British national anthem God Save The King rang loudly in London’s Westminster Abbey when King Charles III was crowned – and in official and informal celebrations in many other places, though not always to an enthusiastic reception. The song is still sung in many Commonwealth…

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Disquiet at Santiniketan: protests at Visva-Bharati over eviction notice to Amartya Sen

Disquiet at Santiniketan: protests at Visva-Bharati over eviction notice to Amartya Sen. The controversy surrounding the Nobel laureate's ancestral home is part of a larger ideological battle to claim Bengali culture and politics

The Hindu

Santiniketan in tentative list for UNESCO World Heritage list

Santiniketan recommended for inclusion in UNESCO world heritage list by an ICOMOS

The Hindu

Tagore’s birth anniversary celebration overshadowed by protests at Santiniketan

In the Rabindranath Tagore-founded Visva-Bharati, protests overshadowed celebrations on the poet’s birth anniversary as a large group of people continued their sit-in against the university’s move to take away a piece of land from the Santiniketan house of Nobel laureate Amartya Sen.

The Hindu

PM Modi pays tributes to Rabindranath Tagore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 9 paid tributes to Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on his birth anniversary.

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Eastern Railway remembers Rabindranath Tagore's last journey on eve of his birth anniversary

KOLKATA: The Indian Railways, which covers a variety of landscapes and unites people of different cultures, has had a pleasant association with the great poet and noble laureate, Rabindranath Tagore, throughout his life.

The Hindu

What the brief life of Inder Meghwal tells us

Not all children are allowed the same ‘length’ of childhood, or even the same experience. Early education for the most disadvantaged children can, and must, change that

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Tagore to technology: TPS College opens museum-cum-art gallery in Patna

PATNA: First-of-its-kind on any campus of the state, the Rabindranath Tagore museum-cum-art gallery, developed by the city-based TPS College and opened on July 17, has become a centre of attraction not only for students and teachers of the college but also art lovers from far and near.

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In Visva-Bharati, discontent over lecture on Kali worship

Old-timers as well as detractors of Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty say religion has never found space in the secular institution

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You Tuber arrested for derogatory remarks against Mamata Banerjee

Roddur Roy’s videos have often had abusive content and obscene language

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Sad that Tagore’s Nobel Medallion not recovered: Mamata Banerjee targets CBI

The TMC mouthpiece ‘Jaago Bangla’ had attacked the CBI for not attempting to recover the medallion

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Only three persons present for Rabindranath Tagore's birth anniversary in Parliament

TMC expresses disappointment over the absence of MPs from the event

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India-Bangladesh cultural ties must deepen, says ex-Indian envoy to Dhaka

The two countries are now working on a joint production of a bio-pic on Sheikh Mujibbur Rehman, the founder of Bangladesh

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Chittoor celebrates its last birthday in silence

An air of disappointment pervades the district as it is set to be trifurcated on April 4

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What is wrong with saffronising education

The Vice-President of India arguing for an overhaul of the Macaulay system of education is fine, but there are challenges

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