PM heads panel on 150th birth anniversary of Tagore

PM heads panel on 150th birth anniversary of Tagore

NEW DELHI, May 4: A 35-member panel led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was set up on Tuesday to frame guidelines to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore that falls on May 9. According to Culture Ministry sources, the government is determined to celebrate the poet-nationalist’s birth anniversary who wrote the country’s national anthem in a befitting manner. The committee will decide the various activities to take place to mark the event. The other members of the panel are Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni. (IANS)

Danish couple enter into wedlock as per Hindu custom

Danish couple enter into wedlock as per Hindu custom

PUDUCHERRY, May 2: Fascinated by the way Hindu marriages take place, a pair from Denmark today entered into wedlock in the traditional custom amidst chanting of ‘mantras’ in the premises of an ancient temple here. Karsten, the 57-year-old bridegroom, and Ulla, 63, came to India three months back for an Ayurvedic treatment. While undergoing treatment at some clinics in some places in Kerala and Chennai, they came to know about Hindu marriage rituals and decided to enter into wedlock in the traditional custom, though they had married earlier in their country as per Christian traditions, Pierre, an associate of Karsten, said. The wedding, amidst chanting of vedic mantras by Sanskrit scholars led by priest Karthikeyan, was held in the premises of Sri Vedapureeswarar temple. (PTI)