In a way, these leaders also represent the bonds that writers, poets and artists from these States have shared over so many years,” Mr. Nahar said. It is precisely such ties that we seek to revive through this mega cultural event,” Mr. Nahar said. He said around 50 literary works in Bengali, Marathi and Punjabi would be translated into respective vernaculars. “We are in constant communication with members of the Bengali Association in Pune, as well as in Nagpur, a known centre of Bengali art and culture,” Mr. Nahar said. Additionally, the NGO was working on a coffee table book to highlight the socio-cultural interaction between Bengal and Maharashtra throughout modern history, he informed.

Source: The Hindu June 24, 2020 17:26 UTC