Date:29/12/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/12/29/stories/2008122959161100.htm

National

Classics relieve him of stress

Koderma (Jharkhand): In the midst of a gruelling schedule, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee turns to Bengali classics to de-stress.

“My work starts early in the morning and continues till midnight. Amidst this, whenever I get time I read Bangla classics by authors like Bibhuti Bhusan Bandyopadhyay. This helps me to carry on,” Mr. Mukherjee said. In the last 10 years, he had not found a single inspiring Bengali writer. But he lauded India-born English writer Amitav Ghosh. He was speaking as the outgoing president of the 81st Nikhil Bharatiya Banga Sammelan here. — PTI