West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose will have his hateykhori — a ritual priests perform before a child is taught the Bangla alphabet — this Saraswati Puja on January 26, in the presence of chief minister Mamata Banerjee, an official said.
Soon after taking office, Bose expressed his interest in learning Bangla in order to pen a book.
The hatheykhori ritual will be performed at Raj Bhavan.
"Governor Bose is deeply influenced and inspired by West Bengal, its rich culture and Bangla. He has expressed his interest to learn the language. On the auspicious occasion of Saraswati Puja, he will have hatheykhori," the official told PTI.
Bose has expressed his fondness for the language and has called himself an "adopted son" of the state. He has penned around 40 books in English, Malayalam and Hindi, including short stories, novels, poems and essays.
