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Language Memorial In Kolkata

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Today is 21 February, International Mother Language Day. A language memorial would be inaugurated at Deshpriyo Park in Kolkata this afternoon by Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal. On this memorial, a unique method applied to pay homage to the pioneers of Bangla language - from the ancient poets of Charyapada to Bipradas, Ishwar Gupta, Dinabandhu Mitra, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Rabindranath Tagore, Swami Vivekananda, Atul Prasad Sen, Rajanikanta Sen, Bimal Kar, Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay, Bimal Mitra, Ashapurna Debi, Satyajit Roy, Annada Shankar Roy etc. A revolving stage is there beside the memorial where the function would be held. The language memorial in Kolkata is the first of its kind. -- A. B.

AMRI Hospital Fire Victims - A Prayer

93 lives lost in the fire of AMRI Hospitals in Kolkata. The city of joy shocked. And praying for the deceased this evening by the leadership of CM under the statue of Gandhiji. The rally in memory of the deceased will start with candles in hand in front of Birla Planetarium at 8pm. Before that, this morning, the CM paid homage in memory of the deceased at Safari Park, Rabindra Sarobar, Kolkata. A permanent memorial would be established at Rabindra Sarobor. The CM called all to pay homage tonight.-- A. B.