Tagore seminar and publication

Continuing with the celebrations of the 150th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian Cultural Centre is organising a seminar on Tagore and his visits to Sri Lanka in collaboration with Contemporary Centre for Indian Studies, University of Colombo. In the seminar, to be held on June 12 in Colombo, three Indian scholars and seven Sri Lankan scholars are expected to participate. Prof. Radha Chakravarty, Prof. Bharati Ray, Prof. Sushoban Adhikary are expected to particpate from India and Prof. Wimal Dissanayake, Prof. K N O Dharmadasa, Dr. Sandagomi Coperahewa, Prof. Vini Vitharana, Prof. Tissa Kariyawasam, Ravibandhu Vidyapathi and Chandragupta Thenuwera are the Sri Lankan scholars participating in the seminar.

Those who are interested in attending this one-day seminar are requested to register themselves along with contact details at the Indian Cultural Centre, Colombo, 16/2 Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7, Telephone-2684698, E-mail: [email protected]

This seminar, a full day event, will begin with an inaugural session, followed by three academic sessions and end with a valedictory function in the evening. The participating scholars would be presenting papers illuminating the different shades of Tagore as a person, writer, poet, philosopher and artist. The seminar will have a special focus on Tagore’s visits to Sri Lanka and his contribution to its cultural renaissance. Papers presented during the seminar would be followed by a discussion in which those present could participate. All the papers presented at the seminar will be compiled and edited by Prof. Radha Chakravarty and would be published as a volume.

For further details please contact the Indian Cultural Centre on telephone no: 2684698 and Email: [email protected]