Remebering Gurudev Tagore organised by IAFA on 12th July 2011 NMML,Teen Murti Bhawan New Delhi.
IAFA founding President Amb.Surendra Kumar welcoming guests & introducing the theme : Remebering Gurudev Tagore ..
Dr Ashok Vajpeyi,Chairman Lalit Kala Akademi analysing the multi-faceted Persona of Rabindranath Tagore
Dr Karan Singh ,Chief Guest making his remarks on Tagore's life and legacy at the spl event: Remebering ...
The Art & the Connoisseur face to face : Pt Birju Maharaj & Dr Karan Singh exchanging greetings.
Till we meet again: Pt Birju Maharaj & Amb.Surendra Kumar taking leave of the audience.
Don Lu ,DCM,American Embassy in New Delhi applauding Tagore's Adventurist instinct and refrences to the US.
Well-known Bengali Singer Mrs Jayati Ghosh singing some Rabindra songs
Ms Saswati Sen & Ms Mamata Bannerjee ,both disciples of Pt Birju Maharaj enacting a scene from a Tagore poem
Saswati sen(right) & Mamata(left) paying homage to Rabindranath Tagore While Pt Birju Maharaj (on the floor,left) watches on.
Renowned Indian Poet (English) Keki Daruwalla reciting a Tagore poem
Popular writer,Columnist & TV Presenter Saeed Naqvi underlining Tagore's love for humanity
Secretary Culture Jawahar Sircar sharing Govt's eleborate plan to commemorate Tagore's 150th Birth Anniversary...
Dr Nitish Sengupta ,Former MP & Chairman,Board for Recnstruction of PSEs highlighting Tagore's contribution as a Musician
Ugo Astuto ,DCM,Italian Embassy ,New Delhi paying his tribute to Tagore & reading a Tagore poem in Italian.
Dr Oscar Pujol,Director ,Instituto Cervantes de Nueva Delhi talking about Tagore's influence on avante garde Spanish poetry.
HE Akitaka Saiki Amb.of Japan explaining the influence of Japanese Haiku on some Tagore songs
HE Marco Brandao,Amb.of Brazil reciting the Portuguese translation of a Tagore poem
HE Ernesto Carlos Alvarez Amb.of Argentina talking about Tagore's close connections with his coutry especially with the famous Argentinian Poet ,Victoria Campos.
Time to exchange visiting cards : from left Amb.Alvarez of Argentina, Dr Oscar Pujol of Instituto Cervantes & writer/TV presenter Saeed Naqvi.