Gurudeb Rabindranath Tagore had a lasting affiliation with Sri Lanka and its people. He visited Sri Lanka thrice in his lifetime during 1922, 1928 and 1934 had a profound impact on the socio-cultural relationship between the two countries.
This was stated by High Commissioner Designate of India to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay in message readout by Deputy High Commissioner Vinod K. Jacob at a ceremony organsied online to mark Nobel Laureate Gurudeb Rabindranath Tagore on his 159th birth anniversary,
His last overseas visit was to Sri Lanka. The Visva Bharti University at Santiniketan, established by Gurudeb, has continued to attract many Sri Lankan artists and scholars including the great Ananda Samarakoon, who have contributed immensely to deepening the cultural contacts between India and Sri Lanka,he added.
Commemorating Gurudeb’s deep connection with Sri Lanka, the 1500 seater auditorium built in Ruhuna University with Indian Grant assistance, the largest University auditorium in Sri Lanka, was named as Rabindranath Tagore Memorial Auditorium.
To pay tribute to Nobel Laureate Gurudeb Rabindranath Tagore on the occasion of his 159th birth anniversary, a series of online performances from Sri Lankan and Indian artists were organised. Deputy High Commissioner of India, Mr. Vinod K. Jacob, presided over an event on 08 May celebrating the occasion and offered a floral tribute to Gurudeb.
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