Railway Presents Republic Day Tableau as its Tribute to Kaviguru Rabindra Nath Tagore

Published on January 23, 2011 by INVC   ·   3 Comments  Print This Post

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For this year’s Republic Day Parade, Indian Railways presents a special tableau which is a replica of the railway coach used by the Kaviguru Rabindranath Tagore for his travels between Bolpur and Kolkata in West Bengal during his life time. This tableau comes as a tribute of Ministry of Railways to Kaviguru, the doyen of art, music and literature on 150th year of his Birth Centenary. The Railways inspired Kaviguru to pen many memorable poems which can be found in his masterpiece ‘Geetanjali’, his most famous collection of poems. Rabindranath Tagore often penned his reflections on life during his innumerable travels on train. Indian Railways proudly presents his art and his life and relives his railway journey through this Republic Day tableau.

The tableau will be accompanied by a ground element dancing in the traditional Rabindric style to a Rabindra Sangeet entitled ‘Oi Mahamanaba Ashe’ (The great man comes). The participants are from Visva Bharati, Santiniketan, set up by Kaviguru Rabindra Nath Tagore himself. Some original writings of Rabindranath Tagore as well as the replica of the Noble Prize awarded to him are also displayed on the tableau.

The original coach, as it was last used by Kaviguru, has been placed by the Indian Railways in a museum at Bolpur Railway Station in West Bengal as a mark of respect for the great artist, social reformer, patriot and poet.

Meanwhile, ‘Sanskriti Express’, a special exhibition train to commemorate the 150th Birth Anniversary of Kaviguru Rabindranath Tagore, is drawing a big crowd where ever it is halting during its one year long journey throughout the country. ‘Sanskriti Express’ showcasing the life and philosophy of Kaviguru Rabindranath Tagore, was flagged off by the Minister of Railways, Mamata Banerjee, on 9th May, 2010 i.e. on the birthday of Kaviguru Rabindranath Tagore at Howrah Rail Museum. This train is travelling all over the country touching many stations and will return at Bolpur on 8th May, 2011.

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