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Intl seminar at Colombo University to commemorate 75th death anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore

The legacy of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore continues to remain relevant for contemporary world, even 75 years after his death. <br/><br/>These sentiments were expressed during an International seminar held at Colombo University today to commemorate 75th death anniversary of Nobel laureate. <br/><br/>Delivering the keynote speech on the occasion, Dr. Martin Kampchen, a scholar at Santiniketan said that Gurudev challenged conventional values, questioned clich'd ideas during his life time and continues to do so even after him. <br/><br/>Dr. Kampchen, who was the first to translate Gitanajali from Bengali to German language, said good translations from Bengali are still worth attempting.<br/><br/>High Commissioner of India in Sri Lanka, Shri Y.K.Sinha in his inaugural address, said that Rabindranath Tagore had a special relation with Sri Lanka, which he visited three times. <br/><br/>He said that even 75 years after his demise, there are still certain hidden facts to his literature and personality, which needs to be explored<br/>The seminar is being organized by Centre of Contemporary Indian studies at Colombo University in collaboration with Indian Cultural centre.

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