Railway tableau showcases Tagore
January 26th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Smiles broke out on the faces of Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee as the railway tableau rolled in at the Republic Day parade showcasing Rabindranath Tagore, the bard of Bengal.Both the ministers hail from West Bengal and their delight was obvious as the tableau with a huge sculpture of Tagore rumbled past at Rajpath to the famous song “Jodi Tor Dak Shune”.
–Indo-Aisan News Service
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