The Musical Journey of Rabindranath Tagore

Presented by Reba Som

Chair: Shri Suresh Goel
 

Despite having bunked school and formal training, Tagore imbibed multiple cultural influences and his music is a rich amalgam of classical Indian and western, folk, and regional musical styles. The talk will also explain why Rabindrasangeet remains relevant today and why to many it assumes the form of a personal religion

 

Reba Som is a noted academic and singer. Her publications include Rabindranath Tagore: The Singer and His Song (Penguin 2009) and Margot: Nivedita of Vivekananda (Penguin Random House, 2017) and her CDs include Select Songs of Rabindranath Tagore (Saregama 2005) and Love Songs of Kazi Nazrul Islam (Times Music 2016)