IUB organises delightful musical evening to celebrate Rabindra-Nazrul Jayanti

A musical evening was organised at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) on July 27 to mark the birth anniversaries of Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam. 

Renowned singers Adity Mohsin and Bijon Chandra Mistry performed Rabindra Sangeet and Nazrul Geeti respectively. IUB's Kazi Nazrul Islam and Abbasuddin Ahmed Research Center (KNIAARC) and the School of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences jointly organised the event.

The event started with a group performance by the IUB Music Club, who sang the national anthem of Bangladesh "Amar Sonar Bangla" by Rabindranath Tagore, the war song "Chal Chal Chal" by Kazi Nazrul Islam, and the IUB anthem "Alma Mater". 

IUB student Ashikur Rahman played one of Kazi Nazrul Islam's favourite raga "Nilambari" in Sarode. Dr Kudrate Khoda, Associate Professor of Social Science and Humanities at IUB, accompanied him in tabla.

IUB BoT Chairman Abdul Hai Sarker said, "I thank the organisers for organising this event. Through this event, students of IUB got the valuable opportunity to listen to and be inspired by two of the country's leading singers."

IUB BoT Member Towhid Samad said, "Kazi Nazrul Islam was a multifaceted genius. He pioneered news styles in Bangla literary writing by introducing folk terms in Bangla literature and attempted to free Bangla Literature, particularly poetry, from its rather stultifying medieval form."

IUB VC Prof. Tanveer Hasan, PhD, said, "It is difficult for students to develop human qualities if they do not not develop an affinity with Liberal Arts and Humanities and a liking for painting, literature, music, and films. So, we always try to maintain a cultural atmosphere in the university premises."