Indian Railways to run 'Sanskriti' Express to Mark 150th Birth Anniversary of Tagore

The Indian Railways will run special train Sanskriti Express across the country to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore and to disseminate his legacy to the young generation.

This was announced by the Minister of Railways, Kumari Mamata Banerjee in the Lok Sabha today while presenting the Railway Budget for the year 2010-11. The Minister said, Tagore is the only poet in the work whose poems have been adopted as National Anthems by two countries – Amar Sonar Bangla for Bangladesh and Jan Gana Mana for India.

Source : Equity Bulls

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