Rabindra Mela at Channel i premises today

As previous years, Channel i is holding a festive Rabindra Mela at its premises in Tejgaon in the capital today, marking the 156th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore.
By A Correspondent
7 May 2017, 18:00 PM
UPDATED 8 May 2017, 00:00 AM
As previous years, Channel i is holding a festive Rabindra Mela at its premises in Tejgaon in the capital today, marking the 156th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore.

This year, the organisers will confer the lifetime achievement award on eminent Rabindra Sangeet singer Mita Haque.

The fair will be inaugurated by noted artists, litterateurs, Tagore enthusiasts, cultural and media personalities with the Channel i family at 4:30pm. The event will feature performances of Rabindra Sangeet by prominent singers like Rezwana Chowdhury Bannya, Sadi Muhammad, Lily Islam, Shama Rahman and Anima Roy, along with upcoming singers. Dance-drama, children's dances, recitation of Tagore's poems, reading from Tagore's works and paintings on Tagore will also be a part of the fair,

Channel i will telecast the fair live.