Jorasanko Thakur Bari

Jorasanko Thakur Bari (Bengali: House of the Thakurs; anglicised to Tagore) in Jorasanko, North Kolkata, West Bengal, India, is the ancestral home of the Tagore family. It is the birthplace of poet Rabindranath Tagore and the host of the Rabindra Bharati University campus. [1]

History

Jorasanko Thakur Bari was built by Nilmoni Tagore (1721–1791) a scion of the Tagore family who founded the Jorasanko branch of the family leaving the ancestral house at Pathuriaghata. In year 1758, he started to build what is now known as Jorasanko Thakur Bari.

Rabindra Bharati University

The Rabindra Bharati University was established by the government of West Bengal in 1961 to commemorate the birth centenary of Rabindranath Tagore.

Rabindra Bharati Museum

The house has been restored to reflect the way the household looked when the Tagore family lived in it and currently serves as the Tagore museum, offering details about the history of the Tagore family including their involvement in the Bengal Renaissance and the Brahmo Samaj.[2] Photography is strictly prohibited inside the museum, but allowed in outside. There is a light and sound show also, which happens in evening.

Visits and programmes
Panchise Baisakh Celebration at Jorasanko Thakur Bari

The Rabindra Bharati University organizes regular cultural programmes on Tagore's birthday, Panchise Baisakh, when thousands flock to Jorasanko Thakur Bari,[3][4] and on other occasions, such as his death anniversary, Baishe Shravan.[5] It also organises a festival of arts, Aban Mela.[6]

See also

References
  1. "Rabindra Bharti Museum (Jorasanko Thakurbari),". Archived from the original on 22 September 2012.
  2. Archived 11 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Rabindra Bharati Museum Kolkata
  3. Looking at a landmark Archived 26 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine The Statesman
  4. Remembering Tagore, Statesman News Service Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine The Statesman
  5. Tram fest tribute to Tagore death anniversary Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine Statesman News Service
  6. ART REVIEW: Colours of Jorasanko Archived 29 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine The Statesman
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jorasanko Thakur Bari.

Kolkata/North Kolkata travel guide from Wikivoyage

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.