

The second segment of the event consisted of the dance and song recitals from the songs on the six seasons of Bengali calendar written by both Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam.Īmbassador Abida Islam, in her remark, touched upon the invaluable contributions of both Rabindra and Nazrul to the development of Bangla language and literature, Bengali culture and to the context of the then socio-political scenario of Bengal. In addition, members of the Tagore Society of Korea recited Tagore’s poems in the Korean language from Gitanjali. It also included the recitation of the poems including recitations of the poem- ‘Bidrohi’ coupled with performance. Kim Yang-shik, Director of the Indian Art Museum in Seoul and discussion on Nazrul’s poem-‘Bidrohi’ by Kalyani Kazi- the daughter-in-law of the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.

The first part, conducted by Ambassador Abida Islam, consisted of congratulatory speeches by Sripriya Ranganathan, Indian Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, Padma Shri Dr. The whole event was divided into two segments. The Embassy, for the first time, is celebrating the ‘Rabindra-Nazrul Jayanti’ and Centenary of the publication of Nazrul’s Poem ‘Bidrohi’ in partnership with the Embassy of India in Seoul, Indian Art Museum, Tagore Society of Korea, expatriate Bangladeshis and the Bengali Association of Korea. The presentation is available on the official Facebook page of the Embassy ().


A cultural presentation on the music and poems written by Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam was released to mark the occasion.
