Mangalore : Sanskriti Yathra is a special exhibition train launched by Indian Railways arrived at Mangalore Central Railway station, in order to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranth Tagore on November 5, Friday at 11 am.
A cultural programme arranged near exhibition train on the occasion. The train showcased the life and philosophy of Tagore in 5 coaches.

The exhibition train ‘Sanskriti Yatra’ was flagged off by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee from Rail Museum, Howrah on May 9 and will run throughout the country for one year and will return to Howrah in May 8, 2011.
The five Coaches’ have been differently named in which 1 comprises of Jibon Smriti- Tagore’s life, his reminiscences, Santhiniketan and Sriniketan, Coach 2: Gitanjali – songs, verses and poems, Coach 3: Muktodhara – short stories, novels dramas, essays, and Tagore, the performer, Coach 4: Chitrarekha – paintings, portraits and sketches and Coach 5:  Seshkatha and Smaranika – his final journey and last days.
The exhibition will be open up on Friday and Saturday from 10 am to 8 pm. Admission is open to all.