Kharagpurmylove:Poush mela from shantiniketan

Poush mela was organized from 1888 by trust to show rest of world about local handicrafts and goods .This festival was organized on 7 of poush month as per bengoli calendar.

 handicrafts items made by   local artist

 toys

 Different theme pictures

I liked the atmosphere over here; Shantiniketan means peaceful home .The national poet of Indian Rabindranath Tagore built this institution. This Institution was based on old vedic gurukul system. The main theme of this institution to provide education within nature. There is no concrete building for classes. Teacher gives education beneath the tree. The surrounding is also covered with dense tree and plants. This is the best place to concentrate for study. The main stream in this institution is art and culture. There are different festival organized in this institution in different part of year .Poush mela is one of them. Here you can watch this great institution. As per my information, this is only one institute in India for providing education in such a way.

The atmosphere is also help to student to find the internal artist .It is well known fact that you can realize your internal beauty if you are able to come in such place, which is far away from city crowed , noise  and pollution.

 class beneath the tree

 local sweet items in mela

 part of uttarayan

Prayer hall

I was already decided before to come in this place but not getting time .On 25 December I was getting only one day leave so I decide to go shantiniketan .I catch train from Howrah to bolepur in morning.

 Shantiniketan garden

 Shantiniketan

 Shantiniketan garden

 Shantiniketan

Shantiniketan tourist attraction

When I reached  to shantiniketan I got confused because shantiniketan was not same as like other big institution in Bengal.

I was seeing, IIt kharagpur, IIM  Kolkata but shantiniketan was totally different. There is not so much security or building as like other college of institution had.

People from near about area as well as from Kolkata and other places from westbengal came to watch the poush mela festival. There were different handicrafts items sold in different shops and stall. Different food stall are also there. Main attraction of this fair was tribal dance performed by local tribes. They were come in tradition dress with different tribal ornaments.

This was really a different experience for me I would return back but the memory of this unique festival was still alive.