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
Patha Bhavana: The School Gains Worldwide Fame
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 1901. Patha Bhavana is situated in front of Singha Sadan & north of Gour Prangan. The ground floor was constructed by Balendranath Tagore … Read more
Bolpur
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
Ananda Bazar
A small colourful fair is organised by the students of Visva-Bharati at Gourprangan on the day of Mahalaya before the long holidays for Sharod Utsav (Puja holiday). This fair is known as Ananda Bazar. The profit earned from the sales proceeds from this fair go towards a Fund used for charity.
