Mother tongue day observed in state

Agartala, Feb 21 (UNI) Mother tongue day was observed in Tripura today.

The day began with colourful rallies being taken out by school students, teachers and renowned personalities, from the Umakanta Academy here who paraded the main thoroughfares carrying placards.

State Information, Cultural and Tourism (ICAT) Minister Anil Sarkar and Education Minister Keshab Majumder addressed the gathering at Umakanta Academy ground.

Speakers remembered the people of the country and those from Bangladesh who sacrifised their lives for the cause of mother tongue.

A seminar was organised at the town hall here where speakers discussed the reason for observing the day.

Apart from this, a festival on 'Bhasa o Sahitya'(Language and Literature) and other cultural programmes were organised by the ICAT department of Tripura government at the Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhaban here.

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