A train going through all the states in India paying tribute to the man who penned the beautiful National Anthem and whose concept of “Shantiniketan” set a new trend in education.
The South Central Railways is celebrating 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore.
Sanskriti Express - an exhibition on wheels - which started from Kolkata on May 2009 plans to cover all the states from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. The exhibition was in the city recently and we got an insight into the life and works of Tagore.
Cool coaches
The “Jibon Smriti” section depicted the life of Tagore with photographs of him and his family and Shantiniketan.
“Gitanjali”, named after the world famous work, gave an insight into the songs and poems written by Tagore.
“Gitanjali” has been translated into 20 different languages around the globe - Dutch, Czech, Danish, Estonian, Armenian, German and many more.
“Muktdhara”, was the third coach which depicted his short stories, dramas, novels, prose and essays.
The highlight of the coach was the photographs of Rabindranath Tagore with Helen Keller.
Art corner
“Chitrarekha” displayed painting, portraits and sketches done by Tagore. “Sesh Katha” and “Smaranika” displayed photographs which depicted the final days of his life.
It also had exquisite handicrafts from Shantiniketan on sale.
Going through the coaches hastily writing down details and capturing pictures was Bhakti of Std. IXfrom St Francis who is doing a history project on Rabindranath Tagore.
Laxmi of Std. VII from Sri Chaitanya School said that Rabindranath Tagore was an inspiration for many a student even today with his “Ekla Cholo Re” - offering the strength to keep on following dreams even if you have to go on a lonely path.
Be it finest drama or Rabindra Sangeet, there is a lot one can know about Tagore.
If you want to read Tagore's work begin with his novel Gora. You will love it.
