Revisiting Rabindranath Tagore's Legacy
Revisiting Rabindranath Tagore’s Legacy Revisiting Rabindranath Tagore’s Legacy Revisiting Rabindranath Tagore’s Legacy Based on the Proceedings of the International Seminar held on 4 August 2016 at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka to mark the 75th Death Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore Edited by Sandagomi Coperahewa Centre for Contemporary Indian Studies (CCIS) University of Colombo, Sri Lanka Indian Cultural Centre, Colombo Revisiting Rabindranath Tagore’s Legacy Edited by Sandagomi Coperahewa Editorial assistance: Chaturika Karunanayake © Centre for Contemporary Indian Studies | Indian Cultural Centre, Colombo, 2014 All Rights Reserved ISBN - Views expressed in the articles are those of the contributors and not necessarily of the Centre for Contemporary Indian Studies (CCIS) or Indian Cultural Centre. Published by Indian Cultural Centre. Colombo, Sri Lanka Tel/Fax: Printed and bound in Sri Lanka by ……………………….. Contents Remarks by His Excellency Y.K. Sinha, High Commissioner of India Remarks by Senior Professor Lakshman Dissanayake, Vice Chancellor | University of Colombo Introduction by Professor Sandagomi Coperahewa, Director | CCIS 1. Rabindranath Tagore’s Legacy Seventy-five Years after his Demise Martin Kämpchen 2. Bridges of Culture: Performing Shapmochan ( The Redemption) Amrit Sen 3. A Very Modern Tagore Madhubhashini Disanayaka Ratnayaka 4. Towards a Clearer Understanding of the Impact of Tagore’s Legacy in Sri Lanka Susil Sirivardana 5. De – Anglicizing Tagore Daya Dissanayaka Remarks by His Excellency Y.K. Sinha, Former High Commissioner of India Senior Professor Lakshman Dissanayake - Vice Chancellor, Dr. Martin Kämpchen – today’s keynote speaker, Prof. Amrit Sen and other eminent speakers of the academic panel, Prof. Nayani Melegoda, Dean |FGS, Professor Sandagomi Coperahewa, Director |CCIS, Ms.
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