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India-Bangladesh to jointly celebrate Tagore`s 150th anniversary

India and Bangladesh will hold year-long joint celebrations of the 150 birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Talking to reporter in New Delhi, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said details are being worked out at the diplomatic level. <br/>Government has also taken several initiatives to celebrate 150th birth anniversary of the great poet, writer and painter. This includes formation of a National Implementation Commission. Zonal level Commissions would also be formed for the purpose.<br/>Finance Minister said that the Prime Minister, Finance Minister as well as other central ministries will be involved in it.<br/>Mr Mukherjee said the Indian government has also submitted a dossier to UNESCO to give Vishwa Bharti (the university founded by Tagore) a world heritage site status.<br/>

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