Exceptional scenic beauty is considered to be the epitome of Bengali intellect and culture.
In 1863 Maharshi Debendranath Tagore, father of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore started an ashram for yoga and meditation over here.
Rabindranath began an exceptional ‘open-air’ classes in 1901 and named the school Shantiniketan or the Abode of Peace.
In 1921 it become Visva Bharati University, which is now recognized as a great centre of oriental education and culture.
The curriculum includes educational, cultural and other activities like agricultural, cottage industries etc.