The workshop of “ICONIC FIGURE” was organized in our college on 22-September-2017.In this workshop we discussed about three iconic figures - Rabindranath Tagore , Vir Savarkar and Teejan Bai. Every student was positively involved in the workshop.

The whole event was done in the presence of our Principal Sir Mr. S.K Mishra and our faculty members D.r. Uma Sinha , M/s Ketki Sharma and M/s Ruchi Khandelwal.

At first we discussed or principal sir told us about the life and achievements of three iconic figures. After his speech our teacher Dr. Uma Sinha told us how the event will will conduct.

Students present their work in different groups. Iconic Figures were presented by different groups. These three iconic figures are presented by different groups.

Students performed on three given personalities. Some gave speeches, poems told stories related to these three Great Indians.

Rabindranath Tagore NAME - RABINDRANATH TAGORE(GURUDEV)

FATHER’S NAME - DEBENDRANATH TAGORE

MOTHER’S NAME - SARADA DEVI

BORN - 7TH MAY 1861

DIED - 7TH AUGUST 1941

OCCUPATION - POET,ESSAYIST, SONG COMPOSER, WRITER, PAINTER.

ABOUT RABINDRANATH TAGORE

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941) was the youngest son of Debendranath Tagore, a leader of the Brahmo Samaj, which was a new religious sect in nineteenth-century Bengal and which attempted a revival of the ultimate monistic basis of Hinduism as laid down in the Upanishads. He was educated at home; and although at seventeen he was sent to England for formal schooling, he did not finish his studies there. In his mature years, in addition to his many-sided literary activities, he managed the family estates, a project which brought him into close touch with common humanity and increased his interest in social reforms. He also started an experimental school at Shantiniketan where he tried his Upanishadic ideals of education. From time to time he participated in the Indian nationalist movement, though in his own non-sentimental and visionary way; and Gandhi, the political father of modern India, was his devoted friend. Tagore was knighted by the ruling British Government in 1915, but within a few years he resigned the honour as a protest against British policies in India.

Tagore had early success as a writer in his native Bengal. With his translations of some of his poems he became rapidly known in the West. In fact his fame attained a luminous height, taking him across continents on lecture tours and tours of friendship. For the world he became the voice of

India's spiritual heritage; and for India, especially for Bengal, he became a great living institution.

WORK OF RABINDRANATH TAGORE

Although Tagore wrote successfully in all literary genres, he was first of all a poet. Among his fifty and odd volumes of poetry are Manasi (1890) [The Ideal One], Sonar Tari (1894) [The Golden Boat], Gitanjali (1910) [Song Offerings], Gitimalya (1914) [Wreath of Songs], and Balaka (1916) [The Flight of Cranes]. The English renderings of his poetry, which include The Gardener (1913), Fruit-Gathering (1916), and The Fugitive (1921), do not generally correspond to particular volumes in the original Bengali; and in spite of its title, Gitanjali: Song Offerings (1912), the most acclaimed of them, contains poems from other works besides its namesake. Tagore's major plays are Raja (1910) [The King of the Dark Chamber], Dakghar (1912) [The Post Office], Achalayatan(1912) [The Immovable], Muktadhara (1922) [The Waterfall], and Raktakaravi(1926) [Red Oleanders]. He is the author of several volumes of short stories and a number of novels, among them Gora (1910), Ghare-Baire (1916) [The Home and the World], and Yogayog (1929) [Crosscurrents]. Besides these, he wrote musical dramas, dance dramas, essays of all types, travel diaries, and two autobiographies, one in his middle years and the other shortly before his death in 1941. Tagore also left numerous drawings and paintings, and songs for which he wrote the music himself.

Our presentation on Gurudev

In this workshop, our group presented iconic personality

“Rabindranath Tagore”. In our presentation we had talked about life of Gurudev, his achievements and his workings. I recited a poem of Rabindranath Tagore in hindi – “Pinjre Ki Chidiya”. One of students of our group recited a poem of Rabindranath Tagore.We also watched a documentary movie on life of Rabindranath Tagore.

We also discussed the various contributions of Rabindranath Tagore to the Indian Society.

Contributions of Rabindranath Tagore to Indian Society:

The first non-European to win a Nobel Prize, Rabindranath Tagore’s negotiation with the politics of his times is particularly complex.

Realization of self-respect for common man through his literature.

Our National Anthem: ‘Jana gana mana adhinayaka jaya he.’ written by Tagore.

His worldwide tour represented India as a country of learned persons.

His works united Indians and made all think India as a nation.

His theory along with its practical implementation on education makes us think that education is the only way to develop mankind; which was far apart from our archaic thinking of rote learning, at the same time it was an ultra modern view of his time. Our present view on education is based upon it.

Instillation of patriotic feelings within the common folk.

The first Asian and only Indian who own Nobel prize in literature.

An usher of new religious thinking: reformer of Hindu religious philosophy.

Founder of a new philosophy: Human is above everything.

A great writer until that our soil could produce.Apart from all above, he was a great human being, his works are still relevant in all aspects. Our entire nation can learn a lot from him.

His title, Tagore, in Bengali Thakur, which means God, perfectly suits him

Vir Savarkar

NAME - VINAYAK DAMODAR SAVARKAR

FATHER’S NAME - DAMODAR SAVARKAR

MOTHER’S NAME - YASHODA SAVARKAR

BORN - 28TH MAY 1883

DIED - 26TH FEBRUARY 1966

OCCUPATION - LAWYER, POLITICIAN, POET , WRITER, PAINTER

About Vir SavarkarVinayak Damodar Savarkar was born in the Marathi Chitpavan Brahmin Hindu family of Damodar and Radhabai Savarkar in the village of Bhagur, near the city of Nasik, Maharashtra. He had three other siblings namely Ganesh, Narayan, and a sister named Maina.[15] He earned the nickname "Veer" (Sanskrit:braveheart)when at the age of 12, he led fellow students against a rampaging horde of Muslims that attacked his village. Veer Savarkar established an organization by the name of 'Mitra Mela' which influenced the members to fight for "absolute political independence" of India. The Mitra Mela members served the victims of plague in Nasik. He later called the "Mitra Mela" as "Abhinav Bharat" and declared "India must be independent".

The British Government withdrew Veer Savarkar's graduation degree for his involvement in the Indian freedom movement . In June 1906 he went to London to become Barrister. He wrote a book "The Indian War of Independence 1857" on India's struggle of independence, which was banned by Britishers. When he was in London, he encouraged the Indian students in England against the British colonial masters. He supported the use of arms in India's struggle of independence.

He was arrested in London on 13 March 1910 sent to India for trial. However when the ship carrying him reached Marseilles in France, Savarkar escaped but was arrested by the French Police. On 24 December 1910, he was sentenced to jail in the Andamans. With his efforts a library was established in the jail. He even tried to impart education to the illiterate convicts in the jail. By the demand of great leaders like Vithalbhai Patel, Tilak and Gandhi a Savarkar was released and brought back to India on May 2, 1921.

Veer Savarkar was shifted to Ratnagiri jail, and then to the Yeravada jail. The book 'Hindutva' was written in the Ratnagiri jail.

He was released from jail on January 6, 1924 and he later founded the Ratnagiri Hindu Sabha to preserve ancient Indian culture and worked in the direction of social welfare. Later he joined Swaraj Party, formed by Tilak and founded the Hindu Mahasabha, a separate political party and was elected its President. The party opposed the formation of Pakistan. The assassin of Gandhiji - Nathuram Godse was a member of the Hindu Mahasabha. Veer Savarkar was charged by the Government of India in the Mahatma Gandhi assassination case but was acquitted by the Supreme Court of India. At the age of 83 on February 26, 1966 he passed away.

Contribution of Vir Savarkar to Indian Society

His contributions are not less appreciable than Gandhiji neither more than Bhagat singh.

Savarkar spend his 15 years in jail. On July 4, 1911, He was tried, and on December 24, 1910, sentenced to 50 years in prison. he was sent to Port Blair's Cellular Jail. 50 years! That must have been very tough.

It certainly was. Savarkar's supporters always point to his incredibly difficult and degrading days in jail, sentenced to rigorous imprisonment when he was in the prime of life; placed in solitary confinement while other leaders had it much easier and were released whenever their health failed or someone in the family fell ill. Savarkar enjoyed no such luxury.

Vinayak Savarkar were just like bhagat Singh and Subhash chandra bose( only difference that savarkar believed in hindutva while these two were communists).

Savarkar used to provide recipe of bomb to Indian revolutionaries to attack on british offices in India. Initially Savarkar operated his movement in Britain later he was arrested and transferred to kala pani( black water) in andaman. While he was displaced from Britain, Savarkar made an unsuccessful attempt to fleed from the ship on which they were supposed to shift to India.

His world famous jump from ship.

His contribution are unforgettable, He had spent most of his life in jail( cellular). He encouraged Indian youth to take part in revolt and movements against Britiah rule. He suffered extreme violation of human rights in jail and of course other revolutionaries as well. He somehow managed to complaint about this to commissioner about attrotcities and the jailer was thrown out and replaced.

Savarkar's efforts send a panic wave to the british empire, Savarkar wrote About Revolt of 1857 and send copies to indian youths to inspire them to carry Arm Struggle.

Savarkar believed that india will gain independence Only my means of arm struggle which was against the ideologies of Gandhi.

Books written by Vir Savarkar

1857 Che Svatantrya Samar

Hindupadpaatshahi

Hindutva

Jatyochhedak Nibandha

Moplyanche Banda

Maazi Janmathep

Kale Pani

Shatruchya Shibirat

Londonchi batamipatre

Andamanchya Andheritun

Vidnyan nishtha Nibandha

Joseph Mazzini

Hindurashtra Darshan

Hindutvache Panchapran

Presentation on Vir Savarkar

In this workshop, Students presented iconic personality “Vir Savarkar”. In the presentation we had talked about life of Vir Savarkar, his achievements, his struggle and his workings. We also watched a documentary movie on life of Vir Savarkar.

Teejan bai NAME - TEEJAN BAI

FATHER’S NAME - CHUNUK PARIDHEEN

MOTHER’S NAME - SUKHWATI

BORN- 24TH APRIL

1956

OCCUPATION - SINGER AND DANCE PERFORMER OF “PANDAWANI” ART FORM

About Teejan bai

Early life

Teejan Bai was born in Ganiyari village, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north of Bhilai, to Chunuk Lal Pardhi and his wife Sukhwati.[1]She belongs to the Pardhi Scheduled Tribe of Chhattisgarh stateThe eldest among her five siblings she heard her maternal grandfather, Brijlal Pradhi, recite the Mahabharata written by Chhattisgarhi writer, Sabal Sinh Chauhan in Chhattisgarhi Hindi and instantly took a liking to it. She soon memorised much of it, and later trained informally under Umed Singh Deshmukh.

Career

At age 13, she gave her first public performance in a neighbouring village, Chandrakhuri (Durg) for Rs 10., singing in the Kapalik shaili (style) of 'Pandavani', a first time for a woman, as traditionally women used to sing in the Vedamati, the sitting style. Contrary to the tradition, Teejan Bai performed standing singing out loud in her typical guttral voice and unmistakable verve, entering what was till then, a male bastion.[2]

Within a short time, she became known in neighbouring villages and invitations poured to perform at special occasions and festivals.Her big-break came, when Habib Tanvir, a theatre personality from Madhya Pradesh, noticed her talent, and she was called to perform

for then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. In time she received national and international recognition, a Padma Shri in 1988,Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1995, and Padma Bhushan in 2003.Beginning in the 1980s, she travelled all over the world as a cultural ambassador, to countries as far as England, France, Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, Tunisia, Malta, Cyprus, Romania and Mauritius.She performed sequences from the Mahabharata in Shyam Benegal's acclaimed Doordarshan TV series Bharat Ek Khoj based on Jawaharlal Nehru's book.Today she continues to enthrall audiences, the world over with her unique folk singing and her powerful voice; and pass on her singing to the younger generation.

Personal lifeThough she was married at 12, she was expelled by the community, the 'Pardhi' tribe, for singing Pandavani, being a woman. She built herself a small hut and started living on her own, borrowing utensils and food from neighbours, yet never left her singing, which eventually paid off for her.[6] She never went to her first husband's home and later split(divorce). In the following years, she was married twice, though none of her marriages succeeded. Later she fell in love with Tukka Ram, a former harmonium player in her troupe, and they had three children.Today she lives with her fourth husband, Tukka Ram, her five children, in Sector 1, Bhilai, where she is employed at the Bhilai Steel Plant. She travels the world for her performances. She is also a grandmother.

Performance stylePandavani, literally means stories of Pandavas, the legendary

brothers in Mahabharat, and involves enacting and singing with instrumental accompaniment an ektara or a tambura in one hand and sometimes a kartal in another. Interestingly, as the performance progresses, the tambura becomes her only prop during her performances, sometimes she uses it to personify a gada, mace of Arjun, or at times his bow or chariot, while others it becomes the hair of queen Draupadi, allowing her to play various character with effective ease and candour. Her acclaimed performances are of, Draupadi cheerharan, Dushasana Vadh and Mahabharat Yudh, between Bhishma and Arjun.

Awards

1988 Padma Shri 1995 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2003 Hon. D. Litt, Bilaspur University 2003 Padma Bhushan 2016 M S Subbalaxmi

centenary award

How this workshop affected me ?

This workshop helped me to know interesting facts about three iconic personalities. I am very inspired by the workings and achievements for “Teejan Bai” and “Rabindranath Tagore”. Also, I am very motivated with the thoughts of “Vir Savarkar” regarding our social values. For me savarkar was combination of Bose and Ambedkar. Who fought for Nation as well as Religious

anachronistic practices like untouchablity and social discrimination.

Presented by :Ayushi KaushikRoll no. – 007B.ed (1st year)