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Advertising“We have been organising a cultural event to mark Guru Rabindranath’s birthday for more than 30 years now. Navi Mumbai’s Bengali community will mark the 158th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore on Saturday with its annual programme that celebrates the works of the legendary poet. Each year we have a different theme and present a wide variety of performances,” says Memai Gorai, president, Navi Mumbai Bengali Association. “There are nearly 4,000 Bengali families in Navi Mumbai. Saturday evening’s programme at the Marathi Sahitya Mandir in Vashi has been named “Pancho Kobir Swarne”, a celebration of five key Bengali poets — Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Dwijendra Lal Roy, Atul Prasad Sen and Rajanikanta Sen..