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New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to Rabindranath Tagore, calling him a “multifaceted personality” who shaped several renowned institutions with his writings and thoughts. Rabindranath Tagore was a polymath of the Bengal Renaissance period. He became the first Asian to win a Nobel Prize in any category in 1913, and also the first lyricist and non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Addressing the 133rd episode of his monthly radio programm…

Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) Actor Dibyendu Bhattacharya, who is awaiting the release of his upcoming film directed and co-produced by Arijit Singh, has reacted to the news of the superstar singer hanging his boots as far as playback singing is concerned. The jungle adventure film marks the actor’s first collaboration with Arijit despite their similar cultural backgrounds.Talking about the singer’s retirement from playback, Dibyendu Bhattacharya told IANS, “I see Arijit as a Sufi. Whether he is s…