Shillong pays homage to Tagore
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Shillong
: The pristine hill station, which was one of
Rabindranath Tagore
's favourites, paid homage to him on his 164th birth anniversary on Friday, through songs, dances and seminar, reports Manosh Das.The poet had visited the city thrice and had composed some of his literary masterpieces such as
Raktakarabi
and
Yogajog
, during his stay in the hills. Cultural programmes to mark
Rabindra Jayanti
were organised in several localities of the city, including at the Bangiya Sahitya Parishad premises at Jail Road.
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