The poetry and track of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore and Bangladesh’s nationwide poet Kazi Nazrul Islam resonated the Indian embassy right here as fanatics and fans of the famend poets celebrated their works at a joint get-together organised by means of the missions of each the nations.
Numerous folks attended the “Rabindra-Nazrul Jayanti” match organised on Saturday to rejoice the 161st delivery anniversary of Tagore and 123rd delivery anniversary of Nazrul, the 2 maximum flexible and nice Bengali poets who left their mark at the nationwide and world area with their poetry and track.
Diplomats, contributors of the diaspora of each the nations in addition to Chinese language admirers of Tagore recited the inspirational poetry of Tagore and Nazrul, whilst achieved Kathak and Bharatanatyam dancers made specifically choreographed shows.
“The bonds between India and Bangladesh are wealthy and suffused with historical past. There may be little or no that divides us. There may be a lot that unites us,” India’s Ambassador to China, Pradeep Kumar Rawat mentioned, addressing the collection.
The hyperlinks between the 2 nations lengthen to each and every facet of human lifestyles, be it social, financial, cultural, highbrow, political and non secular. The very good bilateral ties mirror an all-encompassing partnership according to equality, consider and figuring out that is going some distance past a strategic partnership, he mentioned.
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India and Bangladesh percentage a cultural heritage according to civilisational commonalities and historical past, Rawat mentioned.
“Bengal’s cultural historical past gifts a synthesis of a number of tactics of lifestyles. This culturally fertile and intellectually stimulating area has produced nice males of letters and accomplishments,” he mentioned.
“These days, I pay my humble respects to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore and Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, who’re shining examples of the shared wealthy not unusual heritage of India and Bangladesh,” he mentioned.
“Gurudev Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam are a few of the ‘Panchokobi’, the 5 greats in Bengali literature, who’ve performed an overly influential position now not most effective in shaping Bangla literature and tradition, but in addition our nationwide identities. That is best possible mirrored in the most straightforward proven fact that Gurudev Tagore penned the nationwide anthems (Jana Gana Mana and Amar Shonar Bangla) for our two nations,” he mentioned.
“Tagore’s lifestyles and teachings talk of his thirst for inventions, perseverance and endeavour. He broke the barrier of time and area and displayed brilliance and pragmatism, which is still of relevance even as of late,” Rawat mentioned.
“He taught us to be pleased with our country, tradition and ethos and enlightened the globe along with his immortal speeches and poems. He emphasized on schooling, studying and social empowerment. His imaginative and prescient conjures up each our international locations and lots of nations around the globe to paintings against attaining those targets,” he mentioned.
“Then again, ‘BidrohiKobi’ Kazi Nazrul Islam was once a outstanding literary genius and a real revolt (Bidrohi), who on his quest for self-expression and freedom of concept, preached unforgettable classes on pluralism, secularism and the significance of an egalitarian society,” he mentioned
“Nazrul’s writings have been an excellent amalgamation of various traditions. He’s mentioned to have presented the idea that of ghazals to the trendy Bengali creativeness—environment a transparent instance of artwork transcending limitations,” he mentioned.
In his cope with, Bangladesh’s Ambassador to China, Mahbub Uz Zaman mentioned the joint match by means of the embassies highlighted the friendship and shut ties between the 2 neighbouring nations.
“We’re bonded by means of the wonderful Bangladesh struggle of independence in 1971,” he mentioned.
“In spite of the 38-year hole between Tagore and Nazrul, they continued a detailed courting combined with admire and love. Their literary works depict a not unusual thread of social justice, non-communalism and humanity,” he mentioned.
Tagore, who wrote the nationwide anthems of India and Bangladesh, was once additionally the muse at the back of Sri Lanka’s nationwide anthem too as Ananda Smarakoon, who wrote the tune studied in India’s Viswabharati College in Santiniketan, he mentioned.
Tagore and Nazrul had mutual admire, admiration and affection. Nazrul, who was once deeply impressed by means of Tagore’s writings since his early life, additionally wrote a number of poems about Tagore, he mentioned.
In 1913, when Tagore received the Nobel Prize, Nazrul was once most effective 14 years outdated. He was once influenced by means of Tagore like different younger folks of his technology. Tagore’s affect on Nazrul was once boundless, Zaman mentioned.
Nazrul, whose productive lifestyles was once simply 11 years as he suffered from ill-health, has emerged as a poet, journalist, baby-kisser and novelist, showing exceptional versatility and fought for the independence of India and the realisation of the rights of the marginalised communities, he mentioned.
“On this quick span of productive lifestyles, Nazrul created songs of intensity and magnitude. He was once a real genius,” Zaman mentioned.