Built by Debendranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore’s father, in 1863, the Upasana Ghar is a beautiful structure with marble steps and colourful Belgian glass
We all know that Tagore was primarily a poet. What we do not know well is that he was the founder of a new education system and worked relentlessly for it. He founded a school at Santiniketan in 1901 and added to it an international university in 1921, as also an institute of rural reconstruction named Sriniketan in 1922.
The people behind Apnar Santiniketan are trying to build up on their idea of heritage tourism with homestay facilities available in cottages, mud-huts, tents, heritage houses, all within one and a half kilometres from the marvellous Upasana Griha.
Tagore went forth, establishing the greatness and glory of music and dance. He invited many great gurus to come and teach at his institute and also sent his students and family members to receive formal training in the performing arts. He composed songs and dance dramas for important events, thereby keeping the arts forever innovative and vibrant.
Visva-Bharati is the creation of a poet and artist’s imagination. Rabindranath himself called it ‘a poet’s school’, and he virtually thought of Visva-Bharati as a work of art.
I would often wander through the open front door and stand in the hollow rooms and gaze at the stains on the whitewashed walls where photo-frames of family portraits once hung.
This Ministry of Culture event to mark the 125th birthday of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose may enter the annals for reasons not connected to the occasion.
Kantha is one of the oldest forms of embroidery originating from India. Its origins can be traced back to the pre-Vedic age. It is a particular form of quilt that is a centuries old tradition.
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