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SANTINIKETAN TOURISM

About 212 km north of Kolkata is Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s Santiniketan. His vision became what is now a university town — Visva-Bharati University. Established in 1921 with the financial backing of the Maharajah of Tripura, the Visva-Bharati was established with the idea of giving its students the best of eastern and western teachings. Tagore envisioned a center of learning which would have the best of both the east and the west. His Nobel Prize (1913) not only enhanced the pride of India but also the prestige of Santiniketan.

The concept of open-air education, as opposed to being cloistered in the four walls of a classroom, became a reality here. Eminent personalities from all over the world visited and taught at Visva-Bharati, which counts Indira Gandhi, Satyajit Ray, and Amartya Sen among its illustrious students. Kala Bhavana, the art college of Santiniketan, is still considered one of the best art colleges in the world.

Santiniketan also has some splendid sculptures, frescoes, murals and paintings of Rabindranath, Nandalal Bose, Ramkinkar, Binod Bihari Mukhopadhaya and others. Santiniketan is also famous for its fairs and festivals like Poush Mela (December), Joydev Mela (January), Basanta Utsav (March) and the famous mystic Baul singers.

Listing image: By Biswarup Ganguly/Wikimedia commons

BEST PLACES TO STAY IN SANTINIKETAN

There are quite a few hotels near Santiniketan that offer decent service to the customers. Guest houses are also available near Santiniketan for those who are budget conscious.

Photograph courtesy: Subhadip Thakur/Creative Commons

BEST TIME TO VISIT SANTINIKETAN

The average minimum and maximum temperature of Santiniketan is as given below. The best time to visit Santiniketan is also specified.

MONTH BEST TIME MIN. TEMP (°C)MAX. TEMP (°C)
JanuaryBest time1022
FebruaryBest time1325
MarchBest time1629
AprilBest time2032
MayBest time2031
JuneBest time2231
JulyBest time2330
AugustBest time2128
SeptemberBest time2026
OctoberBest time2028
NovemberBest time1425
DecemberBest time1023

Place to visit in SANTINIKETAN

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  • Amartya Sen 'Touched’ by Mamata's Support, Banerjee Says Nobel Laureate Attacked for Views Against Centre

    Banerjee last week had written a letter to Sen expressing her anguish after Visva Bharati, a central university, had said that Sen's family was in…

    India.com News Desk December 28, 2020, 4:50 pm IST

  • Here Are 7 of The Most Unique Places You Can Celebrate Holi at in India

    Mumbai, Delhi and Varanasi will throw some crazy parties, but if you're looking for something offbeat, visit Mathura, Udaipur, Hampi or Santiniketan too!

    Sneha Shetty March 17, 2016, 1:28 pm IST

  • Head to Santiniketan For Basant Utsav - a Celebration of Holi

    Basant Utsav in Santiniketan celebrates Holi with an understated elegance.

    Charu Chowdhary March 12, 2019, 8:05 pm IST

  • Rohingya refugees are in B'desh on humanitarian ground: Hasina

    Santiniketan (WB), May 25 (PTI) Bangladesh has given shelter to around 11 lakh Rohingya refugees on "humanitarian grounds" but want the Myanmar government to take…

    PTI Feeds May 25, 2018, 7:08 pm IST

  • Students' unrest in Visva-Bharati

    Santiniketan (WB), Aug 21 (PTI) Functioning of the 'Siksha Bhavana' (institute of science) in Visva-Bharati university was affected today after a section of the students…

    PTI Feeds August 21, 2017, 10:30 pm IST

  • Mob invades new township project in Birbhum, leaves later

    Santiniketan (WB), Jan 30 (PTI) After Bhangar fracas, 200 villagers today invaded the government-acquired land where Gitanjali township and Visva Bangla university were being constructed…

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  • 5 best weekend getaways from Kolkata in May

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