Kolkata: It's been 151 years since the famous poet Rabindranath Tagore was born in Kolkata at Jorasanko thakurbari, perhaps the most prominent centre of the Bengal renaissance. As we remember one of the tallest figures of Bengal's history, the city of Kolkata truly turns into a Tagore city. With the carnival of colours and songs, Kolkata paid homage to the man whose life continues to inspire generations. And it's not...
10:52 AM, May 09, 2012
Kolkata: Noted Rabindra Sangeet exponent Ritu Guha died here this evening after complaining of breathing problem, family members said. She was 74. Guha suffered from breathing trouble today and was rushed to the hospital. She died on the way to hospital, family members said. The singer is survived by husband, noted writer Buddhadeb Guha, and two daughters. Guha is remembered for her famous Tagore songs like 'Eki labanye purnapran', 'Majha...
12:52 PM, Dec 25, 2011
Kolkata: The scalpel gives way to a harmonium and the surgeon in 80-year-old Samir K Gupta steps aside for the artist as he gives musical life to some poems of 'Gitanjali' by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Gupta, who runs a city orthopaedic clinic, is a devoted doctor during the day and spends long hours of his nights composing music and writing books. " 'Gitanjali' has 157 poems, of which Tagore...
03:57 PM, Dec 01, 2011
Kolkata: The West Bengal government's novel way of easing the rough ride on the city's roads by playing soulful Rabindra Sangeet at traffic signals has hit a roadblock with several of the musical devices being stolen. "Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on her way to the secretariat (Writers' Buildings) from her residence could not hear the music. She asked me to probe the reason. Unfortunately many of the pen-drives through which...
06:24 PM, Sep 09, 2011
Kolkata: Legendary Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra died at her residence here Monday following a cardiac arrest, family sources said. She was 86. Mitra died around 1:30 pm while she was having lunch. Born in 1924, Suchitra Mitra had for six decades kept music lovers enthralled with her mellifluous rendition of Tagore songs, and her records and CDs top the popularity ratings even today. Daughter of litterateur Saurindra Mohan Mukherjee,...
03:01 PM, Jan 03, 2011
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