Celebrating Rabindranath Tagore's birth anniversary with his plays

On the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore, his compositions were enacted upon in various at Tagore Theatre, Chandigarh on Monday. Kalibari Chandigarh staged plays on Tagore's compositions, like Pratham Kabita, Shyama, Kabuliwala, Bhikharini, in the form of musical stories, songs and creative dances, while the creations were painted on canvas too alongside the performances.

President of Kalibari Socio-Cultural, Religious and Charitable Organization, Chandigarh, Pranab Sen that Rabindranath Tagore was a world famous poet, litterateur, philosopher and visionary. He added, "Tagore breathed new life into Indian art and cultural consciousness through Bengali literature. The indelible impression of his writings still rules the hearts of all of us. Not only this, today's young generation is also fond of reading the books written by him. Therefore, it would not be an exaggeration to call him the litterateur of the century.”

Pratham Kabita was also staged as a part of celebrations by lead artist Amrita, while GS Dasgupta rendered its poetic narration. Amrita and Ananya gave the song presentation, while Parismita and Anirban created art pieces.
Tagore's iconic and classic play, Kabuliwala,a tale of transcendent human bond and universal parenthood, was staged by Shibasish and starred Piyush Nandy essaying the lead role of Kabuliwala and 7-year-old Aishni, respectively.

Bhikharin, a short story in Hindi, which is a heart-wrenching drama of universal motherhood was also staged and this classic play was directed by Sanjay Kashyap.
Shyama, another epic creation that tells a complex story of passion and crime, love and sacrifice, sin, forgiveness and vengeance, was directed by Amrita Ganguly and choreographed by Archita Palit.