Sonajhurir Haat is situated along the canal of Mayurakshi River after Shyambati in Khoai forest, within the wide landscape full of tall Sonajhuri trees and red soil, which is a valley of uneven red soil and beautiful trees (Sonajhuri). The Haat is organized on Saturdays from 3 pm to dusk. Although, artisans also sell their … Read more
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
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 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
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
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.
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
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
Patha Bhavana is partly a residential co-educational school for elementary and secondary education, preparing students for the School Certificate Examination of Visva-Bharati. Patha Bhavana was founded by Rabindranath Tagore in the year of 1901. Patha Bhavana is situated in front of Singha Sadan & north of Gour Prangan. The ground floor was constructed by Balendranath … Read more
Bolpur block is located amidst picturesque landscapes in Birbhum district of West Bengal. Earlier, in appreciation of its scenic beauty, pleasant climate and plentiful natural resources available, Birbhum was also known to the foreign travelers as ‘Switzerland of Bengal’. Locally, the name Birbhum had been explained as the land of the ‘Vir’. However, a variety of interpretations are … Read more
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