%0 Journal Article
%T Iran and Rabindranath Tagore: Information from files of the national archives of Iran
%A Elham Malekzadeh
%J Studies in People's History
%@ 2349-7718
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/2348448919834792
%X During the process of Iran¡¯s modernisation, there arose much interest in modern literature outside Iran. As Rabindranath Tagore had acquired a worldwide reputation, it was inevitable that intellectuals in Iran should also be drawn towards his writings. Tagore visited Iran twice at the invitation of Reza Shah¡¯s government (1932 and 1934). Subsequently, when India became independent and Iran wished to cement ties with India, there were ambitious plans to celebrate Tagore birth centenary, 1961¨C2. A severe political crisis breaking out in Iran at that time, however, led to a practical cancellation of the celebrations. The entire story of Tagore¡¯s two visits to Iran and the abortive birth centenary celebration are reconstructed from documents in Iran¡¯s National Archives
%K Rabindranath Tagore
%K Reza Shah
%K Mohammad Reza Shah
%K Iran
%K Malikush Shuara Bahar
%K Jawaharlal Nehru
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2348448919834792