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Facelifting of Vande Mataram birthplace

Friday, 01 February 2008

Kolkata, January 30: Lalgola Royal Estate in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, where Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay conceived his epic creation Ananda Math, is all set to get a facelift albeit via the stars and stripes. The song Vande Mataram, which inspired the country to liberate itself from the British Rule, is a part of the epic. US Ambassador's Fund for Cultural Preservation has sacntioned the grants to the National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage to renovate the hallowed grounds of the Indian freedom movement. Lalgola now houses the inmates of Lalgola Correctional Home. INTACH will receive this year Rs 2,775,000 for giving new life to the Lalgola Correctional Home along with its temples and the vast campus. Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay conceived his Ananda Math here only. Comments Add New Search Only registered users can write comments!