• Narayan Debnath, a senior and popular comics-artist of India, the creator of Handa Bhonda, Bantul The Great and Nonte Phonte, was awarded an honorary D.Litt. by Rabindra Bharati University. In the picture to the right taken by Anup Bhattacharya, he is being felicitated by state agriculture marketing minister Arup Roy.

• Manasi Swaran Sansad of Uluberia held a programme on May 16 at Rabindra Bhaban, Mohonaye Panchashur, to pay tribute to Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Najrul Islam, Atul Prasad Sen, Rajanikanta Sen and DL Ray through chorus songs by Kalyani Kazi, Anindita Kazi and Soumyen Basu (picture below by Gopal Senapti)