![]() Produced by Shadhona - a centre for advancement of Southasian culture. Music direction: Nirjher Chowdhury, Dance direction: Shabbir Ahmed Khan and Amit Chowdhury, Overall artistic direction by Lubna Marium. In 1927, he started an annual tree-planting ceremony in Santiniketan ( brikkhoropon), at which the students would sing and read poems, which encouraged more people to get involved in supporting his campaign. He felt modern man was failing to respect nature. Tagore saw man’s impact on the environment after seeing an oil spill at sea on his way to Japan in 1916, decades before an environmental movement emerged in the West. It is based on Tagore’s book of poems ‘Brikkhoropon’ which is performed at the yearly tree-planting ceremony every 22she Srabon in Santiniketan. This production by Shadhona celebrates Nature’s ability to overcome obstacles and sustain the environment through the dynamic interaction of the five elements Earth, Water, Fire, Wind and Space. 11am: Opening with Honourable State Minister of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs K.M. ![]()
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