Tag: Santiniketan

Rabindranath Tagore

October 27, 2022November 26, 2022 Maya

Rabindranath Tagore was born in Calcutta, India into a wealthy Brahmin family. After a brief stay in England (1878) to attempt to study law, he returned to India, and instead pursued a career as a writer, playwright, songwriter, poet, philosopher and educator. During the first 51 years of his life he achieved some success in the Calcuttaarea of India where... Read More

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Complications in railways, from Santiniketan to Gaya

March 6, 2017April 17, 2022 Maya

All day I have spend on packing and getting ready. Our Russian friends came in the evening to say goodbye. It was one woman with her nephew. We had spend this time together talking, sharing and playing games but because he had to go to school next day, they were obligated to go early home. So 8 o’clock we had... Read More

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Our first day in Kolkata

February 23, 2017May 8, 2022 Maya

We took a train to Kolkata Our friends, owners of the house we were renting, invited us to their house in Kolkata for just a few days. I was the most excited one so I took the planning on myself. We decided, with the owners, that we will come on Friday and leave on Sunday. To know what to see... Read More

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Santiniketan: Visit to Amar Kutir

February 6, 2017May 8, 2022 Maya

One day we wanted to see what is behind our house. There was a park with very unique trees. Called Shorea robusta. It grows only in area from Myanmar in the east to Nepal, India and Bangladesh. For me, a park made of these trees looked strange and weird. When you come into a forest like that you can start to feel like an ant. So... Read More

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Santiniketan: Prakriti Art Museum

January 26, 2017April 17, 2022 Maya

A place in West Bengal, Santiniketan. We found this place while on a walk around our house… This is a really interesting museum with statues made of wood. Each of them has a description and a title. It depends mostly on the author’s imagination. I can’t say much about them but you can see some of them here: Read More

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Santiniketan: Breath taking adventure

January 22, 2017May 8, 2022 Maya

One day I went with my mom to see Deer Park. What a surprise was when it turned out to be not a Deer Park but a Park with some birds only. Our journey started early in the morning. We agreed to go out at 6-7am. But because it is almost impossible for me to wake up so early I... Read More

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Journey: Gaya – Santiniketan

January 7, 2017May 8, 2022 Maya

Just Before Yesterday, we had arrived at a small town called Santiniketan. It took us 2 days to get there. 4th January 11am we left our Guest House in Bodh Gaya and we went to Gaya train station. Our train to Bardhaman was supposed to arrive at 9pm. Before it, we decided to eat something and take a little rest.... Read More