Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was a writer, poet,
playwright and painter who is world renowned for his work.
He was the first non-European to have won the Nobel
Peace Prize for literature, for his collection of poetry titled
Gitanjali (1910). His contribution to Bengali literature is
awe-inspiring with novels such as Gora (1910), Ghare-Baire
(1916) and Jogajog (1929). He is also known for his plays,
some of which are Raja (1910), Dak Ghar (1912), and Rakta
Karabi (1926).
Besides these, he also wrote essays and
diaries. He also created a number of drawing, paintings
and songs, one of which is the Indian National Anthem
Jana Gana Mana.
Astri Ghosh is a translator, journalist, teacher and
performance artist based in Panjim, Goa. She translates from
Hindi, Bengali and Urdu to Norwegian, and from
Norwegian to Hindi and English. Some of the authors
she has translated are Qurratulain Hyder, Lars Saabye
Christensen and Per Petterson.
In Sanger fra Adigranth she
translated a collection of hymns from Sikh scriptures. She is
currently translating 12 contemporary plays of Henrik Ibsen
into Hindi. She also coordinates jazz festivals, curates art
exhibitions and poetry performances.