“Initiative is on to translate world bard Rabindranath Tagore nobel-winning Gitanjali in Mizo language,” said Karunasindhu Das, Vice Chancellor, Rabindra Bharati University, here.
He was speaking at the inaugural session of a two-day workshop cum seminar at Aikatan, EZCC, Kolkata, on ‘Reception of Rabindranath Tagore in the north-eastern region of India’.
It is being organized by Rabindranath Tagore Centre for Human Development Studies, a joint initiative of University of Calcutta and Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata in collaboration with Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, Kolkata.
In his opening remarks, noted economist Amiya Kumar Bagchi, Director, Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata, said: “Tagore was not just a Bengali but a great man whose influence on the northeast and the reciprocal influence of the region on him needs to be discussed so that we can learn about how creative work in the north-east has been influenced by Tagore.”
Indranath Chowdhury, former Secretary, Sahitya Academy, said that, among the seven sisters of the northeast, Manipur, Assam and Tripura have interacted more with Tagore.
“Hence their history of reception is more,” he said.
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