Zubin Mehta receive Tagore Award

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Zubin Mehta, western classical music conductor of Indian Parsi origin, has been chosen for the prestigious Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony. A four member jury led by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and comprising Chief Justice of India Justice Altamas Kabir, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Ms. Sushma Swaraj and former Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi unanimously selected Mr. Mehta to be the second recipient of the awards 2013 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to cultural harmony.