With an aim to promoting Bengali culture, the UP government has decided to set up a ‘Bang Bhavan’ on the lines of Hindi Sansthan and Urdu Sansthan and also include Ravindra Sangeet as a course in Bharatkhande Music University. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav gave this assurance to a delegation of Bengali Club led by its secretary Arun Banerjee.
“Bengali community has immensely enriched the society with its literature. The contribution of Bengalis in social and cultural development of UP is unfathomable,” Yadav told the delegation that met him at his residence on Wednesday.
“I am a great fan of Ravindranath Tagore and will certainly do anything to promote his songs and literature in the state,” Chief Minister said and assured that his government will do everything to resolve the problems brought to his notice.
After the meeting, Banerjee told reporters that the delegation has demanded setting up of statues of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Ravindranath Tagore at porominent places of the city.
“We have demanded that Bengali schools like Shashi Bhushan Balika Inter College, AP Sen College and Vidyant College - which teaches Bengali as subject, should be brought under the list of government aided schools,” he said.
The delegation also appealed to the CM to assist the 123-year-old Bengali Club which is facing financial crisis.. The delegation include Bengali Club President, DB Bose, Finance Secretary Indrajeet Mitra and Member of Managing Committee Dr. Debashish Mukherjee There are around 2 lakh people of the Bengali community residing in lucknow.