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Prime Minister and chancellor of Visva-Bharati, Narendra Modi, will address the varsity convocation virtually on February 19, which will be his second speech at the institution in two months. Modi had delivered a speech at the varsity on the occasion of its centenary celebration on December 24. Education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal will come down to Santiniketan for the event where governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is expected to be present. Modi had attended only one convocation at Visva-Bharati in 2018. “We have been informed from Delhi that our Chancellor will address the varsity’s convocation virtually on February 19,” said a senior varsity official. Sources said President and visitor to the varsity, Ram Nath Kovind, had attended the convocation last in November 2019 and Modi had attended only one convocation at the varsity in 2018 when he inaugurated Bangladesh Bhavan, along with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina. ....
Amit Shah visits Visva Bharati and pays floral tributes to poet Rabindranath Tagore Shantiniketan, Dec 20 (UNI) Amit Shah today visited Visva Bharati University and paid floral tributes to poet Rabindranath Tagore. He also visited museum and Sangit Bhawan where the students performed song and dance to the visiting dignitary. He was accompanied by Vice-Chancellor. After that, he visited Bangladesh Bhawan and interacted with the concerned officials regarding Indo-Bangla cultural programme. Amit Shah will have lunch in the house of baul Basudeb Das at his Ratan Pally home. The baul will also present baul songs before the lunch where Amit shah would offer prayer before taking vegetarian food. ....