‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ celebrations, Baishe Srabon tributes and more
A quick look at the day that was for Kolkata
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My Kolkata Web Desk |
Published 08.08.22, 08:48 PM
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Artist Jogen Chowdhury pays a floral tribute to Abanindranath Tagore at Charukala Bhavan near the Maidan on Sunday, Abanindranath’s birth anniversary
Suvendu Das/My Kolkata
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A signage at the Ruby crossing with the new name ‘Rabi Thakurer More’. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation recently renamed the crossing after the Nobel laureate
Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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Schoolchildren wait for the rain to stop in front of a garlanded photograph of Rabindranath Tagore on Beadon Street on Monday
Suvendu Das/My Kolkata
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People pay respects at the Samadhi Memorial of Rabindranath Tagore at Nimtala Ghat, on Monday, Baishe Srabon — the poet’s death anniversary. Tagore was cremated at the Nimtala crematorium
Suvendu Das/My Kolkata
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Students of Sister Nivedita University in New Town wave the Tricolour as part of the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ celebrations on Monday. ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ (Tricolour in every house) is an initiative taken by the central government, encouraging people to hoist the National Flag in every household from August 13 to 15
