Led by its President Gopendu Chakrabarti, the TSH welcomed the guests and highlighted Tagore's message of universalism and world peace, so very appropriate for a diverse city like Houston.
Speaking at the event, Consulate General of Houston, Aseem Mahajan elaborated on the relevance of Tagore's travels, writings and visions of international brotherhood in the world of today and of the city of Houston in particular being a melting pot of different cultures.
“It's great to celebrate the momentous occasion of Tagore's visit to Houston a century ago, to deliver a lecture at Rice University as part of his second transcontinental lecture tour in America. And this evoked considerable interest in his literary and other works across the United States,” he said.