The Tagore Centre UK

Please note that our next Sunday event will be held on 12 JUNE 2022 at 2.30pm.  The venue will be: CUFOS Community HallTop of the AvenueLondon N10 2QE Subject: THE EUROPEAN (AND GLOBAL) ENERGY CRISIS ANUPAMA SEN will talk – in layman’s terms –  about the causes of the energy crisis, its wider implications and…

Following on from our AGM on 27th March, 2022, here is the current situation of The Tagore Centre UK and our vision for the future. We are no longer sited at Alexandra Park Library and indeed there is noprospect that we will return.  Accordingly, after agreements reached atthe AGM, all of the Tagore Centre books…

On invitation from Camden Libraries, Local Studies and Archives, The Tagore Centre UK will present an illustrated talk with readings and song offerings to celebrate Kobiguru’s life and works, including the time he spent in the Vale of Heath, now in the London borough of Camden. The details are as follows: This is a live…

On Saturday 23rd October, 1.30 – 3.30 PM we will be holding the first of our in-person post-pandemic events at the Centre. To some degree we are still uncertain about Covid hesitancy, so this event will be a post-pandemic pilot to gauge what kind of participation can be expected. As we will have just passed…

It is with great sadness and regret we inform you that our friend Mr Kalyan Sircar sadly passed away on 17 August 2020. As many of you will know, Mr Sircar has been with The Tagore Centre fromthe outset, and has made a significant contribution over the years. Hestudied Economics at the London School of…

What was once merely a rumour that flowed through the Tagorean grapevine has recently been proved to be a blissful reality bringing joy to many Tagore devotees. This is all thanks largely due to an Indian newspaper report, which has recently been unearthed. Interestingly, this ‘union’ of sorts didn’t take place in a literary-cultural forum,…

“26 June 2017 will be seen as another red-letter day in the Tagore Centre’s illustrious calendar of events. On this day, an audience of forty people saw a unique union between a young lady – just beyond her teens, singing in her own style to capture their hearts – coupled together with an experienced and talented musician who…

Book launch: If only I were a bird… Dr Aurogeeta Das and Ansuman Biswas 6.30pm, Wednesday November 4 November The Nehru Centre 8 South Audley Street W1K 1HF (Nearest tube station: Green Park) If Only I Were a Bird…. is a limited edition artist book, developed during the ‘Between the Lines’ Residency at The Tagore…

Meeting with Mussolini : Tagore’s Tours in Italy 1925 & 1926 (Pub. Oxford) By Dr Kalyan Kundu A book launch featuring the writer and a special performance by Nupur School or Rabindrasangeet. 6.30pm, Thursday 1 October Greenwood Theatre Guy’s Campus King’s College London 55 Weston Street London SE1 3RA (Nearest tube station: London Bridge) Of…

Sunday 26 July, 6.30pm start A celebration for all the family featuring poetry reading, dance and sketches stemming from or about Rabindranath Tagore and his work. Whether you’re an academic on Tagore or a complete novice, please don’t miss out on this evening. Tickets £10 Rudolph Steiner Theatre 35 Park Road London NW1 6XT (Tube:…

Thursday 14th May, 6.30pm The Nehru Centre 8 South Audley Street London W1K 1HF   Book Launch – Rabindranath Tagore: One Hundred Years of Global Reception Edited by Martin Kampchen and Imre Bangha; Editorial Adviser Uma Das Gupta   The editors of this book asked Tagore experts worldwide to narrate how the Bengali author has…