nagpur khanan the bengali literature club of vidarbha celebrated the birth anniversary of rabindranath tagore at rajaram sitaram dixit library gokulpeth on tuesday celebrated every year on the 25th day of bengali month of baisakh the event remembers tagores contribution in the field of literature and art the members of khanan recited tagores poetry sung his composition and also staged an audio performance of a tagore play on the occasionwe are extremely proud of art and culture tagore is the pioneer of bengali literature and composition his works have inspired millions this club is like a small family for those who share a common love for art literature and culture it helps us connect with our roots and heritage which otherwise would have been forgotten said ashok ray poet and member of khanan clubkhanan also brings out a biannual literary journal by the same name which consists of poems short stories and plays in bengali by several authors across the country the 38th volume of khanan also called the kabipaksha issue was released at the event alongside the 88th edition of the khanan bulletin dedicated to the works of tagore president khanan club sukumar choudhuri said by bringing out this journal and bulletin we wish to dig out the hidden potential of the writers of city and vidarbha region we wish to give everyone interested in literature a platform to showcase their talent all of us at khanan are extremely passionate about what we do and we desire to carry this forwardit gives me immense pleasure to see that even today there are people who take out time from their hectic lifestyles and engage in such activities being a member of khanan is an experience like none other this a place where art takes life said jayant bhattacharya one of the attendees reporting by mayank gurnaniends