“Mā Lipi” is a form of calligraphic art created by Dr. Niranjan Bandyopadhyay. It renders the Brahmi script—considered the common ancestor of South and Southeast Asian writing systems and famous for the Edicts of Ashoka—using the techniques and brushwork of Japanese calligraphy. In addition to a lecture and exhibition on "Mā Lipi," this seminar will feature research presentations by scholars including Prof. Manosh Chowdhury and Dr. Naba Gopal Roy regarding the Japan-Bengal artistic exchange centered on Shantiniketan, as well as performances of Tagore’s dances and songs by Ms. Koli Bandyopadhyay. Chairs: Togawa Masahiko (ILCAA) & Sudipta Das (Nippon-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University)
| 2026/11/07 | |||
| 16:30 - 16:40 | Welcome Address | Taga Masayuki(Former Consul General of Japan in Chennai and Kolkata；Visiting Professor at Gifu Women's University) Chairs：Togawa Masahiko(ILCAA); Sudipita Das(Visva-Bharati Universiy) | |
| 16:40 - 17:10 | Mā Lipi: Reimagining Brāhmī Script through Shodō | Nilanjan Bandyopadhyay(Calligraphy Artist；Special Officer at Rabindra-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati University) | |
| 17:10 - 17:20 | Discussion | Onishi Masayuki(Doshisha University) | |
| 17:20 - 17:40 | A Modernist Urge Yet Non-Western Quest: The Artistic Cartography of Tagore | Manosh Chowdhury(Jahangirnagar University) | |
| 17:40 - 17:50 | Discussion | Lopamudra Malek(Dhaka University) | |
| 17:50 - 18:10 | Abanindranath Tagore and the Aesthetics of Cross-Cultural Imagination: Japanese Folklore and Bengali Fairy Tales | Naba Gopal Roy(Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University) | |
| 18:10 - 18:20 | Discussion | Subhajit Chatterjee(Nava Nalanda Mahavihara) | |
| 18:25 - 18:45 | Tagore Dance & Songs; Koli Bandyopadhyay | Acc.Okuda Yuka(TUFS); Cho. Member of "Tagore no Ki"(Tagore no Ki) | |
| 18:45 - 18:55 | Exhibition Viewing of Mā Lipi (Room 306, 3F) | ||
| 19:00 - 20:30 | Networking Reception (Commons Café, 2F) | ||
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