The Creative Genius

Fondly called as “The Great Sentinel or Gurudev” by Mahatma Gandhi, Tagore was not just a great poet as we commonly know, but was a philosopher, essayist, critic, composer & educationist all in one.

First Non-European to win a Nobel Prize. Wrote 28 volumes of poetry, stories, novels, operas, essays diaries and 2,500 songs Only known person to have written the national anthems for two different countriesIn Spain today poets still compete for the Rabindranath Tagore prize for poetry.

Tagore – Genius lesser known to masses spc the young India

After his death in 1941, Tagore’s works were largely celebrated in Bengal, his own nation of origin. Unfortunately very little of his writing was available in adequate English translation. much had been killed by bad translation and most of his poetry was adapted into Bengali songs.

Hence…

An attempt to contemporize Tagore’s poetry to give it a musical flavour that the young India identifies with

ALBUMS – Gulzar in Conversation With Tagore& Tapur Tupur

One Legend on Another

"Tagore has been a turning point in my writing. It is because of Tagore that I started reading Bangla, to read Tagore in original, I learnt Bangla,"

This inspiration led to the germination of this album. Gulzarji handpicked 7 poems written by Tagore which were never composed or translated.

He brought out Tagore’s romantic side to the forefront. And did a word by word translation of Tagore’s poem in Hindi, keeping Tagore’s poetic style intact.

In Gulzarji’s words – “I have not written the lyrics, it is Tagore’s”

An album WITH & WITHOUT Tagore

A masterpiece created by Masters

What happens when four friends from Bengal come together for a regular jamming session, Tagore becomes their conversation starter and the session ends with a memory – A memory of creating a masterpiece.

Paglo ki tarah main ghoomta hoon, main ghoomta hoon, main ghoomta hoon.

Kasturi hiran jaise apni khushbu mein paagal ghoomta hai.

main ghoomta hoon, main ghoomta hoon, main ghoomta hoon

Album USPs

Gulzar in Conversation With Tagore:• This album consists of 7 tracks and 3 music videos

• Gulzarj’s voice sets the narrative

• Gulzarji featuring in a music video for the first time

• The voices of today have been chosen to familiarize the youth with Tagore’s greatness

• Flavour of Rabindra Sangeet but not Rabindra Sangeet - The word Tagore is synonymous with Bengal and his works are thought to please only connoisseurs. The original essence of the

poetry has been maintained but the tune has been made new age contemporary by none other than the Shantanu Moitre

Tapur Tupur:

• This product contains 8 poems written by Tagore for children first translated in Hindi and then narrated by Gulzarji.

Main Ghoomta Hoon

• “Main Ghoomta Hoon” is a song about soul searching,. Such is the desperation of the search that the poet compares it to a deer who is lost in his own fragrance.

• This video features Shaan, Shantanu & Gulzarji and set up as a stage rehearsal performance being watched by Gulzarji,. Every single artiste who has composed the piece, has featured in the video. Hence it has a grand look and feel and adds drama.

Bujh Gaya Tha Diya

• “Bujh Gaya Tha Diya”’ a song set up as a rendezvous between four friends on a terrace talks about how we ruin when we stretch things beyond their capacity resulting in either destroying them or breaking them down.

• This video features Shreya, Shaan, Shantanu & Gulzarji. Every single artiste who has composed the piece, has featured in the video as well.