Rabindranath Tagore<\/p>\n
Rabindranath Tagore, as a world poet, was honored with the
\nNobel Prize for Literature in 1913, and had great influence in
\nIndonesia, particularly prior to World War II. However, some of
\nhis works were published after Indonesia's independence was
\ndeclared. Therefore, it is necessary to trace the relationship
\nbetween Rabindranath Tagore and Indonesian artists and thinkers
\nof that time as well as today.<\/p>\n
Tagore visited Indonesia from Aug. 22, to Sept. 27, 1927. He
\nvisited the Java and Bali islands, and met the king of Yogyakarta
\nand kings of Gianyar and Klungkung in Bali. It should be
\nremembered that Raden Mas Noto Suroto, a Javanese nobleman and
\ngrandson of prince Paku Alam V of Yogyakarta, was himself already
\nwidely known as a poet.<\/p>\n
His own work, written rhythmical prose, was strongly
\ninfluenced by Tagore. Noto Suroto was so full of gratitude for
\nwhat the poet from India had come to mean to him, that he named
\nhis eldest son after his literary and spiritual guru in Javanese,
\nRawindra Noto Suroto.<\/p>\n
The Cultural Studies Program of the School of Letters of
\nUdayana University, Denpasar, Bali, in corporation with the
\nIndian Embassy in Jakarta, organized an international seminar on
\nRabindranath Tagore and Indonesia's cultural observers, to
\ncommemorate 137th anniversary of his birth.<\/p>\n
The seminar, held on Feb. 16 and Feb. 17, was presented to
\npromote cultural links between India and Indonesia. Some
\nprominent Indonesian scholars were invited. It was the first time
\nin Indonesia that a convention of Indonesian and Indian scholars
\nwas held to discuss Tagore's ideas and evaluate their relevance
\nto modern times.<\/p>\n
Rabindranath Tagore worked for one supreme cause, the union of
\nall sections of humanity in sympathy and understanding of truth
\nand love. His Visva Bharati is an international university, where
\nthe whole world has become a single nest. Here he tried to impart
\nthe background of internationalism and help students to realize
\nthe true character of our interlinked humanity and a deeper
\nuniting of our civilizations in the west and east.<\/p>\n
What the world needs today is universal charity. In Hungary,
\nnear Bulton Lake, where he recuperated from his illness, he
\nplanted a tree on Nov. 8, 1926, and wrote the following lines in
\nthe guest book: "When I am no longer on this earth, my tree, let
\nthe ever renewed leaves of the spring murmur to the wayfarers,
\nthe poet did love while he lived."<\/p>\n
DR. SOMVIR<\/p>\n
Visiting lecturer for<\/p>\n
School of Letters<\/p>\n
Udayana University<\/p>\n
Denpasar, Bali<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/rabindranath-tagore-1447893297", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }