The festival has been organized jointly by Anandalok, Embassy of India and the BP Koirala India-Nepal Foundation.[break]
Singing the Nobel Laureate’s creations and performing his tunes Nepali, artistes paid tribute to Tagore’s life and legacy.
The musical evening was inaugurated by the President of Nepal, Dr Ram Baran Yadav.
Nupur Bhattacharya, president of Anandalok, a group consisting of writers, singers, artists and music lovers, welcomed the audience and said, “Anandalok has been staging the works of Tagore since its inception in 1977.
His writings are jewels of world literature and they have a special place in Nepal, India and Bangaldesh.”
Discussing his creations, she added, “Tagore has said in a poem who would be reading his poems after a 100 years, and here we are celebrating his legacy 150 years later.”
The Nepali translation of Tagore’s acclaimed book, “Geetanjali” translated by the late Khagendra Kumar Pradhananga was also released at the event by the president.
A short excerpt from the book was recited by Pradhananga’s son, a veteran theatre artiste, Ashesh Malla. “My father translated the book 60 years ago, and I was born while he was at it. He named me after a word he came across in the book. Every line in the book creates a tornado within you.”
True to the name of the musical gala, the event paid a tribute to Tagore’s creations.
The artistes sang in Bengali yet language was no barrier. The smoothness and meaning of the poetic lines was understood by the audience.
Today, as part of the festival, Teen Kanya and Kabuliwala, films based on Tagore’s stories, will be screened at Kumari Cinema Hall, Kamalpokhari.
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