Saturday, January 22, 2011

Sanskriti Express-







Sanskriti express- Its a tribute from Indian railways on 150th Birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore.
A five-coach exhibition train gives us a glimpse into life n works of this versatile genius.
It consists of following 5 sections.....
Jibon smriti- This coach depicts d life of tagore wid photos n his reminiscences and also gives details of shantiniketan n sriniketan.
Gitanjali-Named after his famous work that won him d Noble prize,this coach is decorated wid tagore's beautifully worded songs,versesn poems.
Muktadhara-This coach depicts d prolific writings of d gr8 maestro- Rabindra literature encompassing short stories,novels,dramas,prosen essays. It also portrays Tagore as a performer-songs n recitation rendered by him wid photographs.
Chitralekha-The coach displays artistic n skilfull paintings,portraits n sketches done by him. In addition variety of paintings by othereminent artists like Nandal bose, Sudhir Khastagir,etc, is also exhibited.
Sesh katha n smaranika-The first part of d coach presents d photos describing Tagore's final journey n last days of his life.Smaranika showcases exquisite handicrafts from Shantiniketan to browse n buy.
I m nothing to write anything abt d gr8 Gurudev....hence shared d experience of d train only.

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