Rabindra Jayanti
Garden High School IISER Kolkata Campus celebrated Rabindra Jayanti, the birth anniversary of the great poet Rabindranath Tagore, with great enthusiasm on Saturday,9 May 2026. The event aimed to honour the legacy of Tagore and his immense contribution to literature and music.
The programme started with a welcome speech by Shreyanjit Das, of Class I, who emphasized the importance of remembering the great luminaries of our culture. Following this, there were various cultural events including songs, “Amra Sobai Raja” and “Ogo tomar chokkhu diye”, accompanied by Aintik Adhikary on Tabla and Shambhavi Ray on synthesizer,dances on “Eso Shyamala Sundoro” and “Nilonjana ghono”, an instrumental played by Debarshi Nath Sarkar and a mesmerizing recitation “Choto khoka” from Sohoj Path performed by students from different classes.
The performances beautifully reflected the spirit and message of Tagore’s work.