India celebrated the 100^th anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore winning the Nobel Prize on the 14^th of November 2013.  Being the first non-European to win the Nobel prize, Tagore was highly influential in introducing the best of Indian culture to the West and vice versa.

To celebrate this momentous occasion, Home Entertainment Services by Sony DADC is re-releasing ‘Gitabitan, Archive-2’- a priceless box-pack, containing a DVD-ROM extensively researched and compiled by Dr. Purnendu Bikash Sarkar.

The Gitabitan is a must-have for anyone and everyone who is desirous of studying the legacy of Shri. Tagore, and discovering his priceless work.

Speaking about the product, Mr. Rajat Kakar, Business Head, Home Entertainment Services by Sony DADC said,“Rabindranath Tagore’s influence on world art, music and literature cannot be under-estimated. He changed so many norms in his lifetime – from social service to education to poetry, he excelled at everything he touched. Tagore remains an inspiration to millions, and the re-launch of this product is our humble effort to keep the legacy intact, and inspire several more young minds.”

Home Entertainment Services by Sony DADC recently acquired the exclusive rights for the exploitation of the entire Saregama catalogue (in addition to the existing Sony Music repertoire) on all physical formats, making it the largest manufacturer and distributor of physical format music and home entertainment in the country.

Priced at Rs. 3999/-, this Collector’s edition box-pack includes:

·         - A 36 page booklet containing a biography of the legend, with pictures and notations.

·         - A framed picture of Rabindranath Tagore + 12 postcards.

·         1 Installer CD

·         - A Bi-lingual (Bengali & English) collector’s edition compilation DVD-ROM, containing over 4870 songs.

·         - Includes songs recorded from 1908 to 2010.

·         Performed by 310 Artistes.

·         - All Rabindra Sangeet with (Printable) Swaralipi.

·         All information about each Rabindra Sangeet.

·         - Recitation and songs in Tagore’s own voice.

·         - Chronology of ‘Gitabitan’, Picture Gallery, Tagore’s Anthology, Statistics and much more.

·         - Rabindra Sangeet in Instruments, Hindi and Whistle!