Kolkata. Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in the city on Monday night and will start the day on Tuesday by attending the Rabindra Jayanti program at Jorasanko Thakurbari to mark the 162nd birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore. In the morning Shri Shah will pay homage at the statue of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore at Jorasanko Thakurbari.
After attending the event, Shri Shah will proceed to Petrapole in North 24 Parganas district in the afternoon to participate in the foundation stone laying and inauguration functions of various development projects of Land Port Authority of India and BSF. Mr Shah will then attend a function at Science City for the release of the full dome film “Luminaries of Bengal” and inaugurate several projects after participating in the “Khola Hawadbara” Rabindra Jayanti celebrations.
President of Khola Hawa and former MP (Rajya Sabha) Swapan Dasgupta said, “Rabindranath Tagore shaped the sensibilities and personality of Bengalis. His contribution to the literature, art and culture of Bengal is incomparable. He said that Mr. Shah will speak on Tagore’s influence on modern Indian thought. Mr. Dasgupta said that the program is being supported by the Ministry of Culture as part of ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ celebrations in the country.
Inputs From: The Radar
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