P T Usha likely to lead rally in Kolkata to commemorate 150 years of Vande Mataram: Lok Bhavan

KOLKATA: (Dec 27) India's athlete icon P T Usha is expected to lead a rally in Kolkata as part of a two-day programme organised by the Lok Bhavan to commemorate the 150 years of penning of Vande Mataram by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, an official said on Saturday.

The programmes, scheduled to be held on January 5 and 6, will highlight the reverence for the national song and its composer Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay, the official of the Lok Bhavan said in an X post.

He said that three rallies will be held on January 5, which will culminate at Jorasanko Thakurbari, the family abode of Rabindranath Tagore in Kolkata, and an 'Akhand Jyoti' (eternal flame) will be lit there.