The 194th birth anniversary of legendary Bengali poet and father of Bengali sonnet Michael Madhusudan Dutt will be observed today9 Thursday) with pomp and grandeur.
Sagordari, ancestral home of the great poet, in Jessore district has been witnessing a week-long mirth and merriment since Saturday marking the birth anniversary of Madhusudan, who is called Mahakobi (epic poet) for his tragic epic ‘Meghnad Bodh Kavya’.
A fair titled “Madhu Mela”, featuring staging of drama, recitation of poems, setting up of small shops and cultural functions, are among the programmes chalked out to celebrate the birth anniversary of the celebrated son of this soil.
