Poetry session held to pay tributes to Vajpayee

A poetry session (Kavyanjali) was organised here on Monday at Gaiety Theatre jointly by the Language and Culture department and Shimla district administration to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

A short documentary based on Vajpayee's life and audio recordings of his poems were also played during this event.

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said though Atal Bihari Vajpayee has left for heavenly abode, still he was alive in everybody's heart as a poet, a litterateur, a statesman, a open hearted person and for few people like a guardian. 

He said it was a matter of pride and honour for the people of the State that he always considered Himachal Pradesh as his second home. "He used to come here regularly and wrote most of his poems during his stay at Preeni," he said.

Education Minister Suresh Bhardwaj also paid tributes to the former Prime Minister and said that he made great contribution for empowerment of the nation.