President Pranab Mukherjee to embark tomorrow on three-day visit to West Bengal

NEW DELHI: President Pranab Mukherjee will leave tomorrow for a three-day visit of West Bengal where he will attend the valedictory function of 150th anniversary celebrations of the Calcutta High Court.

Mukherjee will launch tomorrow the 'Bichitra' (Tagore Online Variorum) at Jadavpur University, Kolkata. "On the same day, he will attend the valedictory function of the sesquicentennial (150th) celebrations of the Calcutta High Court," a press release issued today by Rashtrapati Bhavan said.

The President will visit Medinipur Collegiate School on the occasion of its 175th anniversary on May 6 and attend the presentation ceremony of a book of Bengali short stories at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata.