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Tagore birth anniversary celebration in Dhaka

Rabindra Mela at Channel-i's Tajgaon office

Cultural correspondent
May 8 marked the 147th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. To celebrate the occasion channel-i arranged a Rabindra Mela at itsTejgaon office yesterday.
The event was inaugurated at 11:00 am. Renowned artist Hashem Khan, Managing Director of Impress Telefilm Ltd, Faridur Reza Sagor, poet Asad Chowdhury and others attended the inauguration. A performance by the artistes ofChhayanat followed.
Musical performances were held at two separate stages - an open stage at the office premises and another stage inside the studio. Solo performances were held on the indoor stage while the group performances by artistes of Chhayanat. Surer Dhara, Bishwa Bina, Dhrubotan and others were held on the open stage.
Sajed Akbar, Bhash war Bandyopadhyay, Laila Afrdz, Tapon Mahmud, Hassan Arif, Rabi Shankar Moitri, Nargis Sultana, Shanta Marium, Bulbul Islam and others sang and recited poems at the mela.
The programme was well attended by leading writers, Tagore exponents, poets, artists and more. Artists - Rafiqun Nabi, Hashem Khan, Shahid Kabir, Biren Shorn, Alokesh Ghosh, Farida Zaman, Kanak Chanpa Chakma and others attended the programme and drew paintings on the theme, "Tagore".
A total of 25 decorated stalls were set up at the venue. Books containing literary works of Tagore were on display. One stall featured reproductions of Tagore's artworks. There was also a stall that provided information on Rabindranath's contribution to agriculture.
"There are mainly three reasons behind organising this event -- to bring 'to light all aspects of
Rabindranath. Most may know Tagore as only a writer but he was also an artist who had made significant contribution to our agriculture. As channel-i is now transmitted in six continents, hopefully this initiative will get a wider audience. We also wanted to popularise everything Tagore among the young generations," said.agricultural activist and media personality Shykh Seraj.
At the mela children took part in painting as well.
Poet Asad Chowdhury said, "To arrange such an event to celebrate Tagore's birth anniversary is a positive endeavour by channel-i. Such initiatives are helpful in generating interest in Tagore among the youngsters."
This year Channel-i presented the "Rabindra Mela Aajibon Shommanona" to Tagore artiste and exponent Ajit Roy. Roy received a crest, an uttorio and a cash prize of Tk 10,000. As part of the award, the artiste will receive Tk 10,000 from channel-i every month from nowon.
However, several stalls at the Rabindra Mela had nothing to do with Tagore. For instance, it makes one wonder what connection does a beauty salon, an entertainment magazine, a fashion house or a hospital has with Tagore's philosophy, life or works.
Rabindra Mela was aired live on Channel-i yesterday.