Patha Bhavana is an institution of primary and secondary education in

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. Founded by

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Rabindranath Tagore Rabindranath Thakur (; anglicised as Rabindranath Tagore ; 7 May 1861 – 7 August 1941) was a Bengalis, Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter of the Bengal Renai ...

in 1901, starting with only five students, the school is characterized by its philosophy of learning with the heart in closeness to nature without any superficial barriers between teachers and students, as opposed to the strict, repetitive and the

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system that was mainstream during Tagore's childhood. Often referred to as an

ashram An ashram (, ) is a spiritual hermitage or a monastery in Indian religions, not including Buddhism. Etymology The Sanskrit noun is a thematic nominal derivative from the root 'toil' (< Visva-Bharati University Visva-Bharati (IAST: ''Viśva-Bhāratī''), () is a public central university and an Institute of National Importance located in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India. It was founded by Rabindranath Tagore who called it ''Visva-Bharati'', which ...

. It is one of the two primary and secondary school affiliated with the Visva-Bharati University; the other being Siksha Satra.

Extracurricular activities

''Sahitya Sabhas'' are literary and musical evenings, usually taking place each Tuesday, in which students share their own literary works, dance, music and short skits among themselves and with the community. The school also presents plays during the annual ''Rabindra Saptaho'', along with all other bodies of the

Visva-Bharati University Visva-Bharati (IAST: ''Viśva-Bhāratī''), () is a public central university and an Institute of National Importance located in Shantiniketan, West Bengal, India. It was founded by Rabindranath Tagore who called it ''Visva-Bharati'', which ...

. Sports are an important part of campus life. There are annual competitions in the areas of music, dance and recitation. Often, professionals in the field of sciences are invited to evenings of discussions of contemporary scientific and social issues, along with the students. There is also a yearly picnic (''Barshik Bonobhojon''), as well as excursions to parts of West Bengal, including

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, Malda, Purulia, Chittaranjan etc. The school has a number of committees such as the Environment Committee ("Paribesh Bibhag"), Health Committee ("Swastho Bibhag"), Justice Committee ("Bichar bibhag"), Food Committee ("Ahar Bibhag"), Literary Committee ("Sahitya Bibhag") etc. that govern and make decisions on matters related to student body. Apart from all this the school has a number of publications. One such publication is the quarterly news-paper "Resonance", which is entirely planned and executed by the senior students of the school.

Notable alumni

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, Nobel Prize-winning economist * Arnab, Bangladeshi musician * Benode Behari Mukherjee, painter and muralist *

Gayatri Devi Gayatri Devi (born Princess Gayatri Devi of Cooch Behar; 23 May 1919 − 29 July 2009) was the third Maharani consort of Jaipur from 1940 to 1949 through her marriage to Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II. Following her husband's signature for the ...

, Maharani of Jaipur *

Indira Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and stateswoman who served as the Prime Minister of India, prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 un ...

, Late Prime Minister of India * Kanika Bandyopadhyay, Rabindrasangeet musician * Ramkinkar Baij, Sculptor, Fine Arts * Shantideb Ghosh, Rabindrasangeet singer * Sudhi Ranjan Das, ex-Chief Justice of India - one of the first 5 students of Rabindranath Tagore at Patha-Bhavana (Brhmacharyashram). *

Rathindranath Tagore Rathindranath Thakur (anglicised as Rathindranath Tagore, 27 November 1888 – 3 June 1961) was an Indian educationist, Agronomy, agronomist, painter, in leathercraft, and a woodworker. He served as the first vice-chancellor of Visva-Bharati Un ...

, Founder-Vice Chancellor, Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan * Pramathanath Bishi, author, educationist, and parliamentarian. *

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, well known Hindi writer and Padma Shri award winner. * Sujit Barman Roy, former Chief Justice of Orissa High Court

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* Primary schools in West Bengal High schools and secondary schools in West Bengal Visva-Bharati University Birbhum district Educational institutions established in 1901 1901 establishments in British India Boarding schools in West Bengal {{WestBengal-school-stub

Extracurricular activities

Notable alumni

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