Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the state government has renamed the Karimganj district to Sribhumi. Assam Chief Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma(PTI file photo) He said the new name was inspired by Rabindranath Tagore's description of the modern-day... read full story
"Over 100 years ago, Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore had described modern-day Karimganj District in Assam as ‘Sribhumi'- the land of Maa Lakshmi. Today the Assam Cabinet has fulfilled this long-standing demand of our people,"