Rabindra Jayanti Celebrations 2014 News / Events

Rabindra Jayanti Celebrations 2014

 

Consul General Mr Naveen Srivastava & Director General, FAO of Huangpu District Ms Wu Xiaoqian paid floral tributes to renowned poet and nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore on May 10, 2014 on the occasion of his 153rd d birth anniversary. This was followed by members of Indian community singing songs composed by Tagore. The simple ceremony, held at Tagore Bust on Maoming Lu-Nanchang Lu, saw attendance in large numbers from members of Indian community as well as Chinese admirers of Tagore. The Tagore bust in Shanghai, donated by Indian government, was unveiled by Her Excellency The President of India Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil on May 30, 2010 during her state visit to China.