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SALAAM!
presents
A Tribute to Tagore
on the occasion of what would be his 141st birthday
pieces written by and inspired by Rabindranath Tagore

featuring:

Rizwan Mirza and Sunita S. Mukhi in Tagore's one-act play, KARNA & KUNTI
directed by Geeta Citygirl

Isheeta Ganguly and Srabonti Narmeen Ali will perform Tagore's songs including one original composition fused with a Tagore song.

a movie clip from the film Kabuliwala.
Based on Tagore's story of the same name, this is the simple but endearing story of a man who is known by the name of the beloved land, but poverty and a mountain of debts force him to leave, along with a little girl called Binnie.  In Binnie, Kabuliwala sees his beloved daughter whom he broke his heart to leave behind. In Kabuliwala, Binnie sees a simple god-fearing fatherly figure. The bond between them grows as we travel on their journey together.

Mahina Movement's rendition of poetry from Tagore's Gitanjali: Song Offerings
Gitanjali, a collection of prose, was published with 103 poems/songs of Tagore which were translated by Tagore himself.

May 7th at 7 PM
SALAAM!
16 West 32nd Street - 10th floor
Btwn Fifth Avenue and Broadway
Manhattan, NYC
Phone 212.330.8097 or rsvp@SALAAMtheatre.org
Admission: $10 minimum suggested donation

Rabindranath Tagore, the Nobel laureate poet, writer, philosopher was the ambassador of Indian culture to the rest of the world. He is probably the most prominent figure in the cultural world of Indian subcontinent and the first Asian to be awarded with Nobel prize.  Even though he is mainly known as a poet, his multifaceted talent showered upon different branches of art, such as, novels, short stories, dramas, articles, essays, painting etc.  And his songs, popularly known as Rabindrasangeet, have an eternal appeal and is permanently placed in the heart of the Bengalis. He was a social reformer, patriot and above all, a great humanitarian and philosopher. India and Bangladesh - the national anthems of these two countries are his composition.

traditional Q&A and reception follows.