A theatrical adaption of Tagore’s Ghare Baire for our times 

A theatrical adaption of Tagore’s Ghare Baire for our times 

A scene from Ghaire Baire by Lokada Olahorage. | Photo Credit: HINDU Rangasampada a Kannada theatre troupe that turned 50 recently, is back with its new theatre production Lokada Olahorage directed by eminent theatre and cinema personality B. Suresha. The play is theatrically adapted to Kannada by Suresha from Rabindranath Tagore’s novel Ghare Baire (The … Read more

Tagore and Ocampo, the Southern Cooperators

Tagore and Ocampo, the Southern Cooperators

By Ignacio Anitua The more arbitrary the number of an anniversary, a maxim might say, the greater the person being honoured. The Nobel Prize-winning poet Rabindranath Tagore was born 161 years ago in India, and his birthday is still being celebrated today. As part of these celebrations – Tagore was born on 7 May – … Read more

How will the proposed Gandhi Ashram redevelopment affect the ashramwasis?

Sabarmati

Gandhi established the original ashram at Kochrab following his return from South Africa in 1915. (File) When Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed plans for a larger Sabarmati Ashram complex in October 2019, there was much anxiety and consternation among residents and trustees. The ashramwasis — third or fourth generation residents of the ashram — even sat … Read more

Greatest Indian teachers: Celebrating greatest Gurus of all times on Guru Purnima

APJ Abdul kalam

The 11th President of India and space scientist APJ Abdul Kalam has a list of stellar achievements to his credit. By Reya Mehrotra As the name suggests, the day of Guru Purnima is dedicated to all the gurus—spiritual or academic—who have imparted their knowledge and wisdom to make the world a better place. The day, … Read more