Shantiniketan - Bolpur
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| Address : | Bolpur - Santiniketan Rd, Darjipara, Bolpur, West Bengal 731204, India |
| Postal code : | 731204 |
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Parsita Sarkar on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Amidst covid every place is closed now. We could only see everything from outside the fence.
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Rajesh Shaw on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This place is awesome only because of nature. Here you will find a peace of soul. You can walk in evening time from kanch mandir to srijani. Its give a new kind of love which you would never feel.
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Partha Mandal on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A must visit place during poush mela. One will feel the vibes of Bengali folk culture alongside traditional dance forms that are performed for ages. Come to get connected to your roots.
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nivedita Agarwal on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Santiniketan is a neighbourhood of Bolpur town in Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district in West Bengal, India, approximately 152 km north of Kolkata. It was established by Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, and later expanded by his son Rabindranath Tagore whose vision became what is now a university town with the creation of Visva-Bharati.
In 1863, Debendranath Tagore took on permanent lease 20 acres of land, with two chhatim (Alstonia scholaris) trees, at a yearly payment of Rs. 5, from Bhuban Mohan Sinha, the talukdar of Raipur, Birbhum. He built a guest house there and named it Shantiniketan (the abode of peace). Gradually, the whole area came to be known as Shantiniketan.
The town is known for its literary and artistic heritage
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shaan das on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ One of the beautiful tourism place in West Bengal...every spot is beautiful..lots of hotel and lodge available..local people are very helpful...Main attraction is "Sonajhuri haat" and "Viswabharati University"..Nature is very fresh..u can come any enjoy your weekend here..best time for visit is winter and late winter..
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Shantiniketan, a veritable abode of peace and tranquility, is famous for the world renowned Viswa Bharati University founded by Rabindranath Tagore in 1921. The university has a unique setting for imparting education, with classes held in the open.
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Prasunjit Mukherjee on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The perfect get away from Kolkata. Reach in less than 200 minutes and a pleasant ride too. The body slows down, concentration improves, appetite improves and the simple joys of life present themselves. Now with many new refreshing chill options, it is just what the doctor ordered. It is an university town so kids on bicycles and bikes riding like they do might cause some blood pressure spike, but that's when the slow pace helps.
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Sk Habib Rahaman on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Santiniketan, popularly known today as a university town, a hundred miles to the north of Kolkata, was originally an ashram built by Debendranath Tagore, where anyone, irrespective of caste and creed, could come and spend time meditating on the one Supreme God. Debendranath, who was father of the Poet, Rabindranath, was also known as Maharshi (which means one who is both saint and sage) was a leading figure of the Indian Renaissance. In a trust deed prepared in 1888, he declared: 'Apart from worshipping the Formless, no community may worship any idol depicting god, man, or animals; neither may anyone arrange sacrificial fires or rituals in Santiniketan.... No insult to any religion or religious deity will be allowed here. The sermons given here will be such that will be appropriate to the worship of the Creator and Father and will help in ethics, benevolence and brotherhood...' It was in this area that the Maharshi had a spiritual realization while meditating under a glade of Chhatim trees (Alstonia scholaris), which were the only vegetation in this arid land of Birbhum. These trees still stand with a plaque that says, He is the repose of my life, the joy of my heart, the peace of my soul. Chhatimtala as it is called is the spot that symbolizes the starting point of Santiniketan, which was to become his son Rabindranath's home and base fro activity. It is considered to be a hallowed spot and prayer services are held here on very special days. Rabindranath, too, like his father before him would sit in meditation here, under the chhatim trees during sunset.
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