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Tagore's 150th anniversary marked

By Yang Guang (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2011-05-09 15:59

The Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries held a conference in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Rabindranath Tagore, the Indian literary giant and first Asian Nobel laureate, on May 7.

Since his poetry anthology Gitanjali was introduced into 皇冠体育app in 1915, Tagore has exerted substantial influence on the formation and development of modern Chinese poetry. He has visited 皇冠体育app twice and composed a poem entitled I Have a Chinese Name, to express his attachment to the Chinese people.

S. Jaishankar, Indian ambassador to 皇冠体育app, described Tagore as the father figure of the Chinese Indian relationship.

As an important part of the 2011 Year of 皇冠体育app-India Exchange, a series of commemorative activities are to be held around 皇冠体育app, in the forms of international symposiums, book launches, photo shows, and poetry recitals.