Tagore sculpture controversy, Sculpture installation site at Teacher-Student Centre, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
The temporary sculpture of Rabindranath Tagore depicted the literary figure with a taped mouth and a nailed copy of Gitanjali in his hands.
Students from the Faculty of Fine Arts installed the sculpture during the Ekushey Book Fair in February 2023 as a statement against censorship.
The creation sparked discussions about artistic freedom within educational institutions and the representation of Tagore's literary legacy in Bangladesh.
University authorities removed the sculpture, citing lack of permission, leading students to discover its broken pieces in a campus shed.
The sculpture's design incorporated symbolic elements: tape covering Tagore's mouth and a nail through his book, representing restrictions on expression.
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