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Classics relieve him of stress

Koderma (Jharkhand): In the midst of a gruelling schedule, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee turns to Bengali classics to de-stress.

“My work starts early in the morning and continues till midnight. Amidst this, whenever I get time I read Bangla classics by authors like Bibhuti Bhusan Bandyopadhyay. This helps me to carry on,” Mr. Mukherjee said. In the last 10 years, he had not found a single inspiring Bengali writer. But he lauded India-born English writer Amitav Ghosh. He was speaking as the outgoing president of the 81st Nikhil Bharatiya Banga Sammelan here. — PTI

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