Giving up city life for rural living. On World Tourism Day, September 27, and days after receiving the UNESCO World Heritage Site tag, here s how Santiniketan changed this Bengali man s relationship with Rabindranath Tagore, from rebelling against the Rabindrik overkill to embracing it and building his own house in Tagore s abode of peace.
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Rabindranath Tagore s philosophy of unrestrained learning in open-air classes, respect for nature and famers needs, and education for change defines Santiniketan s contemporary relevance. An ex-vice-chancellor of Visva-Bharati, a former Kala Bhavana principal, and Tagore s great grand-nephew speak about India s 41st UNESCO World Heritage site.
In a conversation with The Indian Express, VBU Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarti speaks on various aspects as the university town of Santiniketan, which Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore established in West Bengal's Birbhum district nearly a century ago, has been included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Bose was personally requested by Mahatma Gandhi to paint the posters for the annual Congress in Haripura village of Gujarat in 1937 and two earlier annual gatherings too, as per Vidyapith records.