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Indian Consulate in Shanghai celebrates Tagore’s 164th birth anniversary
The event featured Tagore’s cultural legacy, music, dance, yoga, and reflections on his deep connection with China.
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Pranavi Sharma - Sun, 01, Jun 2025
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The program opened with a tribute to the victims of the recent terror attacks in Pahalgam, India. / X/@indiainshanghai
The Consulate General of India in Shanghai, China marked the 164th birth anniversary of Indian poet and philosopher Rabindranath Tagore with a cultural event on Jun. 1. The gathering, held at the Vivekananda Cultural Center, drew over a hundred attendees, including members of the Indian diaspora, Chinese students, scholars, and admirers of Tagore’s work.
The program opened with a tribute to the victims of the recent terror attacks in Pahalgam, India. Consul General Pratik Mathur led the audience in paying homage and emphasized India's “firm resolve to fight terrorism with a zero-tolerance approach”.
The Indian community in Shanghai, under the aegis of Shanghai Adda, presented a program of Rabindra Sangeet and dance performances. / X/@indiainshanghaiIn his opening remarks, CG Mathur highlighted Tagore’s enduring global influence, saying, “Gurudev’s rich cultural legacy continues to shape India and the world.” He also emphasized Tagore’s longstanding connection with China, noting that his short stories remain part of Chinese school curricula and his novels and Rabindra Sangeet are taught in colleges and universities. “Thus Gurudev continues to function as a strong bridge of mutual understanding and promoting cultural exchanges between India and China,” he said.
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Indian community in Eastern China Region gathered today in large numbers to celebrate 164th birth anniversary of Gurudev and the 101st anniversary of his first visit to China.… pic.twitter.com/rOxQQeLkoQ
CG Mathur noted that Tagore had a special connection with Shanghai, which he visited twice after receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature. “His unique place in Shanghai’s cultural landscape is attested by his two statues in the city at the world heritage site in the famous Lu Xun Park and Maoming Lu,” he said.
CG Mathur highlighted Tagore’s enduring global influence, saying, “Gurudev’s rich cultural legacy continues to shape India and the world.” / X/@indiainshanghaiFollowing the Consul General’s remarks, Tagore scholar Tina Kanagratnam delivered a talk on the poet’s legacy in East Asia.
The Indian community in Shanghai, under the aegis of Shanghai Adda, presented a program of Rabindra Sangeet and dance performances. Young community members also performed classical recitals on sitar and tabla.
The event concluded with a yoga performance themed “Yoga for the Young Minds,” set to Rabindra Sangeet, followed by light refreshments inspired by Bengali cuisine.
The event drew over a hundred attendees, including members of the Indian diaspora, Chinese students, scholars etc. / X/@indiainshanghai
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