The Scottish Centre of Tagore Studies

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May 2011: Unwordly or all-worldly? Tagore’s educational philosophy at Shantiniketan by Dr Christine Kupfer

Dr Christine Kupfer presented the paper “Unwordly or all-worldly? Tagore’s educational philosophy at Shantiniketan.” at the conference “Shantiniketan-Hellerau: Universalistische Erziehung in der pädagogischen Provinz” [Shantiniketan-Hellerau: Universalist education in the pedagogical province]. This conference was organised by the Centre for South Asia Studies, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany

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January – April 2011: Writing Competition: Inspired by Tagore

Prof Fraser was Adjudicator for an international creative writing competition entitled, ‘Inspired by Tagore’, organised by the British Council in conjunction with Sampad in Birmingham, Jan-April 2011. The entries have been published in an anthology entitled, Inspired by Tagore (UK: British Council and Sampad, 2012).

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13 March 2010: The child in the works of Rabindranath Tagore and Janusz Korczak

“In the Land of the Tiny Crescent Moon”: Freedom and love for the child in the works of Rabindranath Tagore and Janusz Korczak. This event included a talk and poetry reading by Dr Christine Kupfer; Indian dance and songs organized by DISHAA initiative; and a youth theatre production of scences from “The Post Office” (by Rabindranath Tagore), directed by Monika Rogge. Read more