Jorasanko Thakur Bari ( Bengali: ''House of the Thakurs''; anglicised to ''Tagore'') in

Jorasanko Jorasanko is a neighbourhood of North Kolkata, in Kolkata district, West Bengal, India. It is so called because of the two (''jora'') wooden or bamboo bridges (''sanko'') that spanned a small stream at this point. History Apart from the disti ...

North Kolkata North Kolkata encompasses the northern part of Kolkata, including the city's oldest neighbourhood. Shyambazar, Bagbazar, Kumartuli, Shobhabazar, Posta, Jorasanko, Rajabazar, Phoolbagan, Maniktala, Kankurgachi, Ultadanga, Chitpur, Belgac ...

West Bengal West Bengal (, Bengali: ''Poshchim Bongo'', , abbr. WB) is a state in the eastern portion of India. It is situated along the Bay of Bengal, along with a population of over 91 million inhabitants within an area of . West Bengal is the fou ...

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, is the ancestral home of the

Tagore family The Tagore family (also spelled as ''Thakur''), with over three hundred years of history,Deb, Chitra, pp 64–65. has been one of the leading families of Calcutta, India, and is regarded as one of the key influencers during the Bengali Renaissa ...

. It is the birthplace of poet

Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Tagore (; bn, রবীন্দ্রনাথ ঠাকুর; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and painter. He resh ...

and the host of the

Rabindra Bharati University Rabindra Bharati University is a public research university in Kolkata, India. It was founded on May 8, 1962, under the Rabindra Bharati Act of the Government of West Bengal in 1961, to mark the birth centenary of the poet Rabindranath Tagore. ...

campus.

History

Jorasanko Thakur Bari was built in the 18th century on the land donated by the

Sett A sett or set is a badger's den. It usually consists of a network of tunnels and numerous entrances. The largest setts are spacious enough to accommodate 15 or more animals with up to of tunnels and as many as 40 openings. Such elaborate setts ...

family of

Burrabazar Burrabazar (also spelt ''Bara Bazar'') is a neighbourhood of Central-North Kolkata, in Kolkata district in the Indian state of West Bengal. Bazar Kolkata In between Sutanuti haat made way for Bazar Kolkata, some time in the 18th century ...

to ‘Prince’

Dwarkanath Tagore Dwarkanath Tagore ( bn, দ্বারকানাথ ঠাকুর, ''Darokanath Ţhakur''; 1794–1846) was one of the first Indian industrialists to form an enterprise with British partners. He was the son of Ramlochon Tagore, the founder ...

Rabindra Bharati University

The

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

lived in it and currently serves as the Tagore museum, offering details about the history of the

including their involvement in the

Bengal Renaissance Bengal ( ; bn, বাংলা/বঙ্গ, translit=Bānglā/Bôngô, ) is a geopolitical, cultural and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the eastern part of the Indian subcontinent at the apex of the Bay of Bengal, predom ...

and the

Brahmo Samaj Brahmo Samaj ( bn, ব্রহ্ম সমাজ, Brahmô Sômaj, ) is the societal component of Brahmoism, which began as a monotheistic reformist movement of the Hindu religion that appeared during the Bengal Renaissance. It was one of t ...

. 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

organizes regular cultural programmes on Tagore's birthday, Panchise Baisakh, when thousands flock to Jorasanko Thakur Bari, and on other occasions, such as his

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, Baishe Shravan. It also organises a festival of arts, Aban Mela.ART REVIEW: Colours of Jorasanko
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Gallery

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File:Kolkata Jorasanko Thakurbari.jpg, Jorasanko Thakur Bari Gate on Rabindra Sarani File:Torana - Jorasanko Thakur Bari - Chittaranjan Avenue - Kolkata 2015-08-04 1653.JPG, Jorasanko Thakur Bari Gate on Chittaranjan Avenue File:Jorasanko Mansion - Kolkata.jpg, Inner Verandah of Jorasanko Mansion

References

External links

Rabindra Bharati University Website

- The award for the Best Direction for the Year 2001 was given to Buddhadeb Dasgupta for the film ''Jorasanko Thakurbari'' for artistically unfolding the history of the house of the Tagores. {{authority control Buildings and structures in Kolkata Museums in West Bengal Houses in India Tourist attractions in Kolkata Tagore family Historic house museums in India Memorials to Rabindranath Tagore