The bicentenary celebrations of Sanskrit College and University (SCU) were held on February 25. (L-R) Rajkumar Kothari, vice-chancellor of the college; CV Ananda Bose, chancellor of the college and governor of West Bengal; academic Nrisingha Prasad Bhaduri and Sukomol Barua, professor, were present at the event
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(Clockwise from top left) Mahadeb Shi, Samir Aich, Sanjay Mukherjee, Anindya Banerjee, Rudraprasad Sengupta and Surojeet Chattopadhyay cut a cake at the Gariahat tram depot to celebrate 151 years of operations of the tramways in Kolkata; a woman takes a selfie along with a child in front of a decorated tramcar and filmmaker Goutam Ghose interacts with film academic Sanjay Mukherjee inside a special tram showcasing photographs of Rabindranath Tagore on his England trip
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Bangladesh deputy high commissioner Andalib Elias, along with consular staff, placed a floral wreath at Shahid Minar on the mission premises before taking out a ‘prabhat pheri’ (morning rally) from Bangladesh Library & Information Centre to Bangladesh deputy high commission to mark Ekushe February, the Language Martyrs’ Day. The Bangladesh flag was flown at half mast
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Eastern Railway on Monday recreated the scene of Swami Vivekananda’s return from Chicago. The authorities plied a special train to mark the occasion. The EMU train ran from Budge Budge to Sealdah (South) section. It arrived at platform no. 15 at 11am. The engine of the train was decorated with flowers and carried a statue of Swami Vivekananda. A colourful tableau was a part of the procession that started from Sealdah station and ended at the Ramakrishna Mission Alambazar Math
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