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Zee Bangla to hold Rabindra Sandhya
MUMBAI: Come May and Zee Bangla is all set to give the people of Kolkata an experience of a lifetime.
Rabindra Sandhya, which is scheduled to be held on 1 May will be the spot for musiclovers. The ever-popular Rabindra Sangeet exponents, Swagatalakhi Dasgupta and Shubroto Sen, will delight the audience with the soulful tunes.
Zee Bangla will be airing the two and a half hour event on 8 May at 7:30 PM
“This event is being held for the first time when the teachers and students of Visva Bharat University will be performing,” says Zee Bangla assistant vice president Shubhojit Ganguli.
The creations of the characters of Shapmochan, Chitrangada and Chandalikada in Tagore’s dance dramas remains deep rooted in the hearts of the people.
These three women protagonists strove to establish the dominance of the domain of their love. One desired to satisfy her lust for beauty through the beloved, the other wanted to win over her lover through her beauty while the third tried to attract her beloved with magic spells.
This romantic revelation will be rendered by a dance performance by the students of Visva Bharat University, considered the centre for Indian culture.
As conceived by Rabindranath Tagore, music and fine arts being the highest means of national self expression, Visva Bharati holds good to this statement. The university has reshaped itself into a full-fledged modern one with diverse interests.
The portrayal of the three characters from Tagore’s famous pieces will be an interpretation made by the students from Santiniketan, who have a deeper insight into the works of the great poet.
This is the first time Kolkata will be seeing such a unique dance recital on stage.
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Rising Bharat Summit 2026 spotlights India’s global ascent
PM Modi keynotes two-day event with ministers, diplomats and icons in New Delhi.
MUMBAI: India didn’t just host a summit, it threw a coming-out party for a nation ready to own the global stage. The News18 Rising Bharat Summit 2026, held on 27–28 February in New Delhi, emerged as a high-octane platform for ideas, vision and strategic dialogue, uniting national leadership, global policymakers, industry titans, defence strategists and cultural icons under the theme “Strength Within”.
Prime minister Narendra Modi set the tone with a keynote that framed India’s resurgence as a reclaiming of lost potential built over generations. “In previous industrial revolutions, India and the Global South were merely followers,” he said. “But in the era of Artificial Intelligence, India is a partner in decisions and shaping them.” He highlighted the country’s thriving AI startup ecosystem and the recent AI Impact Summit attended by over 100 nations.
Union minister Piyush Goyal (Commerce & Industry) stressed India’s readiness to scale exports and deepen manufacturing, while Ashwini Vaishnaw (Railways, I&B, Electronics & IT) positioned technology and infrastructure as twin engines of growth, especially in AI and digital trust. Jyotiraditya Scindia (Communications & North East Development) revealed India’s ambition to lead in 6G through the Bharat 6G Alliance and partnerships with over 30 countries.
Global voices added depth: former Singapore Foreign Minister George Yeo called India’s development “self-sustaining” and strategically vital; ex-UK Chief of Defence Staff General Sir Nick Carter asserted India deserves a seat at the great powers’ table; and former US Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez joined ambassadors from Norway, Germany and Sweden in discussions on geopolitical realignment, sustainability and defence preparedness.
Other speakers included veteran investor Ramesh Damani, World Gold Council CEO David Tait, Vianai Systems founder Dr Vishal Sikka, DeepTech Bharat Foundation co-founder Shashi Shekhar Vempati, defence experts Rajesh Kumar Singh, Sunil Ambekar, Patrick McGee, Tom Cooper and Adrian Fontanellaz, plus cultural and sporting icons Kangana Ranaut, Saina Nehwal, PR Sreejesh, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Chahal, Mithali Raj, Anil Kapoor and Yami Gautam.
The summit was supported by Jio Financial Services (Presenting Partner), Phonepe and DS Group (Co-Presenting Partners), Pernod Ricard India and Kia Seltos (Powered By & Driven By), state governments of Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand (State Partners), and associate partners including NSE, M3M Foundation and Reliance Industries.
Broadcast live across News18 Network, CNBC-TV18 and CNBC Awaaz, the event reinforced India’s image as a confident democracy and emerging global power proving that when strength comes from within, the world can’t help but watch.
