Literature is strengthening Bharat -Romania cultural relationship
Literature is playing important role in powering India - Romania cultural relationship to move forward.
A talk titled ” Didi ( Amita Bhose) India and Romania: Bengali Romani Relations ” was organized by Calcutta University ‘s Department of South and Southeast Asian Studies in collaboration with Indian Association for Asian and Pacific Studies on 28th March 2024 in Kolkata.
Internationally renowned Romanian scholar Ms. Carmen Musat-Coman spoke on life of Dr. Amita Bhose ,who was popularly known as Didi to her students. Prof. Sarbani Gooptu chaired the talk session in coordination with Dr. Madhurima Chowdhury.
Prof. Lipi Ghosh spoke on nuances of India- Romania Relationship including on MOU signed between Calcutta University and Babes Bolyai University of Romania in 2022.
Carmen highlighted the works of Amita Bhose who is a pioneer of Bengali (Indian) -Romanian relations through literature and translations. Carmen discussed the impact of Amita Bhose’s work, her legacy and about crossing the boundary of language and territories. Amita Bhose was instrumental in building the cultural bridge between India and Romania since the 1960s. Talk charted her work from the 1960s to the 1990s.
