Alcha
Alcha is located at a non-commercial street of Ratan Pally, Santiniketan surrounded by greenery. The Store environment is created in such way to attract tourists. The store is designed very aesthetically and the visual merchandising of the store is done very tactfully. The walls are made up of mud, highlighting the rural look. Their product … Read more
Vriksharopana and Halakarshana
On July 14, 1928, Rabindranath Tagore started the Vriksharopana Utsav (Tree Planting Ceremony) by planting a bokul sapling in Pearson Pally neighbouring. This tree planting festival, or Vriksharopana at Santiniketan, was initiated by Tagore regularly in 1936, and since then it has been continued as a Santiniketan ritual. This seasonal festival at Santiniketan is picturesque … Read more
Sriniketan
When Rabindranath Tagore visited Patisar (now in Bangladesh) to look after zamindari, he was then first acquainted with rural Bengal. Sriniketan is the outcome of the poet’s experience with the problems of rural Bengal and result of his feelings & thoughts. In 1912, Rabindranath Tagore bought a large manor house (Kuthi Bari) with surrounding lands … Read more
Visva-Bharati
Visva-Bharati University is a Central University and Institution of National Importance under the control of University Grants Commission. The foundation stone of Visva-Bharati was laid on 8 Poush 1325 (24th December 1918) by Rabindranath Tagore at a spot where the present ‘Santoshalaya’ of today stands. The formal work of the institution was started from 18 … Read more
Santiniketan
আমাদের শান্তিনিকেতন আমাদের সব হতে আপন। তার আকাশ-ভরা কোলে মোদের দোলে হৃদয় দোলে, মোরা বারে বারে দেখি তারে নিত্যই নূতন॥ মোদের তরুমূলের মেলা, মোদের খোলা মাঠের খেলা, মোদের নীল গগনের সোহাগ-মাখা সকাল-সন্ধ্যাবেলা। মোদের শালের ছায়াবীথি বাজায় বনের কলগীতি, সদাই পাতার নাচে মেতে আছে আম্লকী-কানন॥ আমরা যেথায় মরি ঘুরে সে যে যায় না কভু দূরে, মোদের … Read more
Rathindra Mela
The students of Palli Samgathana Vibhaga, Sriniketan, for last few years, have been organising a fair on 27th November commemorating the birth anniversary of Rathindranath Tagore, son of Rabindranath Tagore.
Siksha Satra
In 1912, Rabindranath Tagore bought a large manor house (Kuthi Bari) with surrounding lands in Surul, 3 km from Santiniketan, from the zamindar of Raipur. The Institute of Rural Reconstruction was founded on February 6, 1922 with Leonard Knight Elmhirst as its first Director and Rabindranath named it Sriniketan. Rathindranath Tagore, Santosh Chandra Mazumdar, Gour … Read more
Kantha Stich
The Kantha Embroidery is the predominantly the most popular form of embroidery practiced by the rural women. The traditional form of Kantha embroidery was done the soft dhotis and saris. The thread for this craft was drawn out of the borders of the used cloth. It is a simple running stitch made on the edges. … Read more
