The Grand Finale of the “Discovering Tagore” Series in Pune
Pune | November 2025: The curtain rises one final time on a journey that has stirred hearts, awakened minds, and brought the great poet, humanist and thinker of India – Gurudeb Rabindranath Tagore’s spirit into the contemporary cultural landscape of Pune.
Innishari invites you to RUPANTAR – the culminating celebration of the “Discovering Tagore” series, a one-of-a-kind cultural initiative that has, over the past year, brought Tagore’s vision to life through music, dance, cinema, stories, and dialogue in the city of Pune.
About the Event
RUPANTAR – Echoes of Elsewhere in Tagore’s Music
Date: Sunday, 30th November 2025
Time: 6:00 PM to 7:45 PM
Venue: Pune International Centre, Pashan
Entry Fee: ₹500
Rupantar (transformation) is a musical narrative and a sonic pilgrimage. This evocative musical evening explores how Tagore’s music absorbed the sounds from other cultures and returned home transformed– richer, deeper, unmistakably his own. From the cadences of Scottish ballads and Irish airs to the spiritual call of Baul fakirs and the regional Indian classical music, Rupantar celebrates Tagore’s genius for transcreation and integration.
Through soul-stirring live music, expressive dance, and trilingual narration (Hindi, English and Bengali), the evening traces how Tagore redefined cultural boundaries and made music a vehicle of inner awakening and shared humanity.
The Journey So Far: Discovering Tagore
RUPANTAR marks the fifth and final chapter in the Discovering Tagore series—a cultural odyssey curated by Innishari to make Tagore’s legacy accessible, immersive, and alive in today’s times.
The series has included:
- Nirjharer Swapnabhanga – A musical narrative of Tagore’s early life, creative awakening, and emotional world.
- Ekla Chalo Re – A dramatic evocation of his many meanings of freedom—from political to spiritual, through music, dances, video clips and powerful narration.
- Nibhrita Praner Gaan – A film-based exploration of cinema’s engagement with Tagore’s inward themes. (In collaboration with Breakfast@Cinema)
- Sonar Tori/ The Golden Boat – Exploration of Tagore’s poems on the themes of Innocence, love and surrender through a strong narrative and powerful recitation- ‘Abritti’
Together, these events have woven a living portrait of a poet who dared to dream of a world where creativity is resistance, and silence, a form of knowing.
Why Tagore? Why Now?
Because in a world increasingly fragmented by noise, Tagore invites us to listen- deeply.
The world knows him with his iconic work – Gitanjali and the Nobel Prize. But he was not merely a poet or painter.
A poet of the soul, a painter of silence, a composer of freedom – Rabindranath Tagore was not just a man, but a movement. He was a seer, a composer of freedom, and a visionary of universalism who imagined a world “where the mind is without fear.” His work resonates across time because it speaks to something eternal – our search for beauty, belonging, and inner liberation.
Through verse, music, dance, and story, he offered an alternate freedom- one rooted in inner awakening, human dignity, and the timeless rhythm of nature.
Discovering Tagore is a celebration of this multifaceted genius. Through poetry readings, music and dance performances, film screenings, and storytelling, we invite you to journey into a world where creativity becomes a form of resistance and beauty, a path to truth.
Rupantar is an offering to that timelessness — where melodies echo across cultures and return as mirrors of the soul.
About the Collaborators:
- Tan Tarangam Institute of Music, Pune: An Institute of Music and Dance, affiliated to Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad. The institute is led by Dr Shaberi Ray.
- Upasana Global Forum, Pune: An Institute for the promotion of cultural Activities in Pune, led by Mrs. Sharmila Mazumdar.
- Turian Labs: Branding and Research. The Discovering Tagore Logo has been designed by Manoj Kothari, author, poet and CoFounder of Turian Labs.
About the Curator: Sonali Kothari
Sonali Kothari is the Founder and Abundance Ambassador at Innishari, a platform dedicated to curating immersive experiences that explore life’s deeper rhythms through art, community, and storytelling.
With nearly 20 years of experience across education, branding, publishing, and UX research, Sonali’s journey has always been rooted in human connection and creative transformation. Her career has spanned the corporate and the contemplative—from conducting soft-skills workshops for women (REJOICE) to staging the acclaimed theatrical adaptation of “99 Women” (2016 – a French play, staged in Pune with 99 women on stage, several for the first time), and from serving as an educator with The Akanksha Foundation for underserved children to becoming a certified Yoga and Wellness Educator.
She also wears the hat of Co-founder and COO at Turian Labs, a design and innovation consulting company.
Discovering Tagore is a culmination of her lifelong inquiry into what makes us feel, dream, and transform — a question that, as Sonali believes, “Tagore answered through every brushstroke, every song, every silence.”
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