Gurudev Rabindranath Thakur:  A Multi-faceted Genius
– Hindu Samaj Centre
21, Buckenham Street, Sheffield S4 7JQ

Sun. 8th October 3pm-5.30pm – This community event, featuring poem recitations by children, posters, a story, dances, songs and a docu-film (with sub-titles), celebrates the multi-talented genius of Rabindranath Tagore. All are welcome. Tickets: Free, no need to book.

Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941) was the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, when his Gitanjali, with its ‘profoundly sensitive, fresh and beautiful verse’, was published. Called ‘Gurudev’ or ‘Divine Teacher’, he was a polymath who reshaped Bengali music, language and literature, as well as Indian art and education.

The Programme will be drawn from:
3pm Welcome
National anthems & translations
Recitations by Bal Gokulam children
Dance by children
‘Kabuliwalla’ – Tagore’s famous story retold by Nita Basu Chaudhuri
Songs by Amit Bhaduri & members of Bengali Women’s Support Group
Dance by Shahzad Khan
Dance by Bisakha Sarker MBE
Prof. Bashabi Fraser to introduce a film on Tagore
4pm ‘Images Unbound: the life & times of Rabindranath Tagore’ – Docu-film by Mujibar Rahman
5.35pm Thanks
Tea & samosas
Our Guests of Honour are:
Bisakha Sarker MBE & Bashabi Fraser
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There are many strands of Buddhism, originating in various Asian countries. Gensho (Richard Jones) will talk about the Zen a way of life, where meditation is a central part. Those of a certain age may learn how motorcycle maintenance is (not) involved, and dispel some other myths.

Open to all faiths and everybody
Refreshments included
  
at Shirley House, 31 Psalter Lane,
Sheffield S11 8YL

on Wednesday 28th June 2017
at 7.30 pm
Contact office@standrewspsalterlane.org.uk or 0114 267 8289 for further details

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