Rabindranath Tagore University and Vanamali Srijan Peeth paid humble tribute to the former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee.
Pranab Mukherjee had a sudden demise on Monday. He was invited as a guest speaker at Vishwarang, the festival of Hindi literature before his demise.
Vishwarang the festival of Hindi literature is organised every month online by Rabindranath Tagore University and Vanamali Srijan Peeth.
Former President of India Pranab Mukherjee was invited at Vanamali Katha Samman ceremony to be held on the seventh day of the Vishwa Rang Tagore International Literature and Arts Festival.
As he could not attend the event due to ill health he send a recorded message for all the authors and writers. Remembering him, on Tuesday, under Vishwarang, the recorded message was presented.
In the message, Mukherjee gave heartfelt greetings and congratulations for the International Literature and Arts Festival. He said that by organizing Vishwa Rang, Rabindranath Tagore University has provided a huge platform for art, culture and literature to the whole world. Literature in India showcased the diversity of India from Nirala to Tagore.
In his mesage he mentioned the pioneers of literature, saying, "We had excellent writers like Premchandra and Meera. Culture and literature is the life of India. As we are celebrating Gandhi's 150 years, I would like to tell you what Bapu thought about art and literature. Bapu said that art and culture are the best source of expressing oneself."
Pranab Mukherjee further said that 'literature cannot be written without a purpose in the era of globalization. Writers should have the freedom to explore and express life. Let literature speak the truth, let it inspire us, we and literature celebrate new world and new India. '
Chancellor of Rabindranath Tagore University, Santosh Choubey expressed his grief on Pranab Mukherjee's death. He said, "Pranab da's departure is an era gone. His stunning personality and creative ideas will always inspire us."
Santosh Choubey, Vice Chancellor, Brahmaprakash, Registrar Vijay Singh, Director of AISECT, Siddharth Chaturvedi, Chairman of Vanmali Shrine Peeth Bhopal, Mukesh Verma, Convenor Sanjay Singh Rathore along with University, Vishwa Rang, Vanmali Shirwan Peetha, AISECT, Vanamali Srijan Peeth family paid a humble tribute to Pranab Mukherjee.