100 Years Of Nobel Journey By Tram

'GITANJALI' tram in Kolkata was inaugurated yesterday in the city to
mark the century of Nobel prize. Rabindranath Tagore was the first
recipient of Nobel prize in literature from India. It was the year
1913. To commemorate this historical event, Roberto - the Australian
who loves to decorate trams, the poet Alokranjan Dasgupta and many
others were the first passengers of this tram, set to go through the
roads of Esplanade, Chitpur, Sovabazar, Shyambazar of North Kolkata
upto15th December. It'll also run through South Kolkata.

--
A. B.

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