The article first appeared in The Wire on May 4, 2025.
Within 15 days of William Shakespeare’s birthday, April 23, Bengalese, in particular, celebrate the birthday of their undisputed icon – Rabindranath Tagore – with pomp and show. Shakespeare Day and Rabindra Jayanti are two back-to-back cultural events in Bengal’s academia and higher education institutes especially. Right from organising seminars and conferences to hosting performances and screenings, the preparations for the two events make the humid weather of April-May bearable…
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