The Odisha government on Wednesday decided to restore Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's house in Puri and convert it into a museum, a minister said.

The decision in this regard was taken at a high-level review meeting held under the chairmanship of Minister of Odia Language, Literature and Culture Department, Suryavanshi Suraj.

"It has been decided to restore Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore's residence 'Pather Puri' in Puri and convert it into a museum in his memory," the minister said.

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Historical Significance of the House

He said that the house located near the sea beach was earlier used as Boys' hostel for students of Samanta Chandra Sekhar (SCS) College before being abandone

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