Weekend Trip to Santiniketan- Where the world meets Rural Beauty of Bengal

* Visva bharati

its a vast area separated in different colony and some important Bhavana’s ,Rabindra Bhavana (built by his son)- a museum, archives, library and other units. Uttarayana Complex five houses built by Rabindranath are Udayan, Shyamali, Konark, Udichi and Punascha.All these are made with mud except shyamali. There are numerous other houses name as Dinantika, Taladwaj, Chaitya, Ghantatala, Panthasala, Ratan Kuthi, Malancha, singha bari

Patha bhabana,kala bhabana ,sangeet bhabana,cheena bhabana,bhasa bhavana, prarthana ghar or kanch ghor (Glass room/prayers room),bangladesh bhavana and more.

*Khoai - Earlier it had a vast forest cover and having ajay and kopai rivers on both sides but substantial soil erosion gave certain areas a barren look, the resulting phenomenon is locally known as khoai.However the area has changed due to efforts of botanics and as a result it is covered by various kind of trees and plants retained the closeness to nature.

*Sonajhuri - A village covered with saal bon and sonajhuri trees with tiny yellow flowers, palash phool.

It also offers a market called as Sanibarer haat (saturday haat) where the locals sell food, their handcrafted jewelry,accessories, clothes and various art pieces at affordable prices (you have to bargain).These market represents the art and culture of the rural bengal which will give a different vibe.

*Kankalitala - A serene place in which you will find temples.popular as a sati pith.and the beauty of the river bank and paddy fields behind the temple area will definitely sooth your eyes.

*Amar kutir - A cooperative society for the promotion of arts and crafts which used to be refuge for independence movement activists, located on the banks of kopai river.This place showcases locally made handicrafts including leather printed bags and printed clothes .Here you will literally see how the hand crafted product is being made by the locals and the same has been in sell (Prices are fixed)

*Srijani Shilpa Gram Complex - A park decorated with replicas of houses of the eastern and northeastern states of India having statues and sculptures and some concrete stages where various cultural programmes and concerts are held in different times.

*Buddha Vihar - Situated near to Shanibarer haat , you will find a giant white Buddha statue.add different essence in the place.

*Deer Park - Ballabhpur Wildlife Sanctuary or deer park where some deers and birds can be found.

My travel calendar

Day 1 - we started our journey from Kankali tala (9kms away from Kala Bhavan),from there we went to khoai ,had our lunch in sonajhuri and visited buddha Bihar ,amar kutir and srijani shilpa gram (nearest tourist spots) for the day.

Day 2- We spent some time in the university area which is a walking distance from our hotel and visited kala bhavan, upasana ghar,kalo bari, chatim tala,ghanta tala, hatir jheel etc. Bangladesh bhavana.In the afternoon we headed towards shanibarer haat,the most attraction of santiniketan.

and head back towards our hotel in the evening as the haat depends on nature’s daylight. Having no electric supply made this haat unique.

Day 3- we skipped deer park as we were running out of time and needed to leave for the station in the afternoon so we did a quick stop in the museum or Rabindra Bhawan and uttarayan complex.

Later in the afternoon, we wrapped up our luggage to say goodbye to our weekend destination Bolpur.

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