The Manipal Centre for Philosophy and Humanities (MCPH) and Dr. T.M.A. Pai Chair on Indian Literature would be organising a one-day programme titled ‘A Day with Tagore’ at the Gangubai Hangal auditorium in MCPH premises here on Sunday.
A press release issued by the MCPH here said that after the inaugural function, there will be a multimedia presentation of Aruna Chakravarthy’s “Jorasankho” at 9.30 a.m. The presentation will unravel the relationship between Jnanadanandini and Kadambari, two of the most famous women of the Tagore family through dramatised readings, musical interludes and a visual presentation.
There will be talk by R. Shiv Kumar, professor at Santiniketan, on Tagore’s visual art at 11.30 a.m.
In the evening session at 5 p.m., the Bangalore Little Theatre will stage a play The Mahatma and the Poet based on a compilation of letters and articles exchanged between Mahatma Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore over 25 years with the Indian freedom struggle as the backdrop.
The programme will be inaugurated by H. Vinod Bhat, Vice-Chancellor of Manipal University, at 9 a.m. Writer Vaidehi, chairperson of Dr. T.M.A. Pai Chair for Indian Literature, will preside over the inaugural function, the release added.
