Tagore International Literature and Art Festival (Vishwarang) that promotes the literature and art form of Hindi as well as other regional languages will be organised from Nov 20 to 29.
This will be the second edition of "Tagore International Literature and Art Festival-2020" (Vishwarang-2020). Due to the corona pandemic, this programme has been scheduled completely online. The first day of programme will start with remembering dhrupad singer RamakantGundecha and former president Pranab Mukherjee. This session will include discussion on the singing of RamakantGundecha and Pranab Mukherjee's statements on Vishwarang.
The "Tagore International Literature and Art Festival" will start with the Vishwarang Uddhayan Yaatra. Following, the programme will continue with discussions and presentation over RavindraNath Tagore's compositions.
This 10 day programme will have 63 sessions where Hindi literature along with other regional languages and their art forms will be presented on the international stage.More than 1000 creators of around 50 countries will be a part of the festival.
On November 20, at inauguration ceremony, Ramesh Pokhriyal (Education Minister, Indian Government), Prahalad Patel (Culture Minister, Indian Government), Shiv Raj Singh Chauhan (Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh), Mohan Yadav (Education Minister, Madhya Pradesh), Santosh Chaubey (Director, Vishwarang), LeeladharMandloi (Co- director, Vishwarang) and Mukesh Sharma (Editor, Kathadesh) will grace the programme. Youth icon actor AparshaktiKhurana will talk in the lokrangprogramme. In the following days, the programme will continue with the RavindraNath Tagore's and Literature in Indian Languages's based programmes. During this, films from other countries who were part of Vishwarang will also be showcased, focusing on the importance of Indian languages and Culture outside India.
On the second day of Vishwarang, Corona and the effects caused by it will be discussed. Along with this, Vishwa Kavita Satra will be also organised where, Tagore's and other famous writer's poetries will be presented. Same day, the programme Kavitaki Shaam will be graced by Writer and Lyricist Manoj Muntashir.
Meer Khushro's Daastaan Goi and Effects of Gandhi and Ravindra's thought on the world will also be discussed. Films from UK and Australia will also be showcased.
The sitar play by Grammy award winner Maestro Sujat Khan, singing by young singer Ankit Tiwari, poetry trails, poetry sessions, and several sessions on education, literature etc will be conducted during the festival.