President urges ICCR to continue to support Tagore scholars across the world
The President received the two books from Prof. Lokesh Chandra, President, ICCR who formally released them.
Speaking on the occasion, the President said that he was happy to receive the first copies of these two books containing proceedings of seminars organized in 2011 by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR).
He complimented the ICCR on the initiative and for its support for Tagore Studies over the years. He urged ICCR to continue these exercises and to support Tagore scholars across the world in the coming days.
The President said Tagore travelled widely within India and abroad. Russia had a special place in Tagore’s heart.
Tagore was attracted to the Soviet Union having heard of the success of its programmes of rural education.
The President said that the question of mass education was closely allied with the issue of co-operatives, a key ingredient of Rabindranath’s Sriniketan experiment at that point of time.
The President said that Tagore admitted that differences in cultures and customs need to be respected.
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