Rabindranath's Houseboats
Bangladesh to present replicas to Indian universities
Bangladesh will present replicas of two houseboats, used by Rabindranath Tagore during his stay in Bangladesh, to two Indian universities on Wednesday.
Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Abul Kalam Azad, on a four-day visit to India from today, will present the replicas of the houseboats -- “Padma” and “Chopola” -- to Rabindra Bharati University in Kolkata and Visva Bharati University in Shantiniketan.
Rabindranath Tagore composed some of his works while sailing along the Padma river on the houseboats to oversee his family estates in Silaidah, Shahzadpur and Patisar for a decade from 1890, said official sources.
The vice-chancellor of Rabindra Bharati University will receive the replicas at a function in Kolkata and the vice-chancellor of Visva Bharati University will receive those in another function in Bolpur of Birbhum district, said the ministry sources.
Azad is leading an 11-member delegation, including Asaduzzaman Noor MP, singers Momtaz Begum MP and Papiya Sarwar and academic Prof Anisuzzaman, at the invitation of his Indian counterpart Kumari Selja.
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