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14/09/2023
Do join for this fascinating session. Have started reading his book. It is good.
Invitation:
"Tagore and Gandhi: A Legacy of Public Reasoning"
A talk by Dr. Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Chancellor, Ashoka University,
At RIC in the evening of 16th September 2023. .
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We look forward to your presence at this insightful event.
*EVENT SCHEDULE*
1730-1800 hrs. – High Tea
1800-1845 hrs. – Dr Rudrangshu Mukherjee talks
1845-1915 hrs. - Q-A & Discussion Session
*EVENT SYNOPSIS*
Tagore and Gandhi were both born in the 1860s and, through their very different spheres of activity, became figures of global renown and shapers of modern India. They also shared a deep personal friendship, which was robust enough to bear the strain of differences on many public issues through the 1920s and ’30s. Gandhi always addressed Tagore as Gurudev, which, for Gandhi, was not an empty epithet. Gandhi sought Tagore’s blessings at every critical juncture of his Indian public career. Tagore openly acknowledged Gandhi as the greatest Indian of his time. In his Talk on ‘Tagore and Gandhi’,
Rudrangshu Mukherjee explores their relationship through their differences expressed in their writings and letters to each other and also tries to understand the beliefs that acted as the bond between the two of them. They differed with each other without a hint of acrimony, and they looked towards building an India that was inclusive and free from hatred and bigotry.