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Kolkata gets new ICCR cultural centre

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From: The Hindustan Times
Date: 20080602
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Kolkata, June 2 -- The Rabindranath Tagore Centre, housing multiple galleries, archives on cultural history, seminar rooms, a business centre and library, has been set up here by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to promote art in the country's eastern region.

The centre was inaugurated Sunday by External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee in the presence of West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee.

"I hope that this centre will become the hub of India's cultural life and promote meaningful ...

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