Kolkata, June 3 -- The partial demolition of a heritage house once associated with legendary painter Abanindranath Tagore in Santiniketan of West Bengal's Birbhum district, has triggered a political hue and cry with the main opposition BJP accusing the Trinamool Congress government of "failing to protect" the state's cultural identity.
The Trinamool Congress-run Bolpur Municipality, on its part has vowed to take action against those responsible for the partial demolition of the house named 'Awas',
A key figure in the Bengal School of Art movement and nephew of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, Abanindranath (1871-1951) lived in the property, which has long been considered a cultural landmark.
Despite a prior notice from the muni...