President to visit W Bengal today

President Pranab Mukherjee will visit West Bengal today to inaugurate the 150th birth anniversary of educationist Acharya Satis Chandra Mukherjee, a statement from Rashtrapati Bhavan said yesterday. “He will also deliver Sir Asutosh Mookerjee memorial lecture to mark his 150th birth anniversary on the same day,” the statement added. Acharya Satis Chandra Mukherjee was one of the pioneers of the national education framework in India. Asutosh Mookerjee was an educationist who served as the second Indian vice chancellor of the University of Calcutta. The president will return to the national capital tomorrow.