Question

why was shantiniketan set up?

Answer 1

Answer:

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Debendranath Tagore founded an 'Ashram' here in 1863. In 1901, Rabindranath Tagore started a school at Shantiniketan. ... It was a school of his ideals, whose central premise was that learning in a natural environment would be more enjoyable and fruitful.

Answer 2

Answer:

Shantiniketan was set up in the year 1901 by Rabindranath Tagore and it was specially set up for girls.

Rabindranath Tagore hated schools and the confined classrooms. He thought the classrooms were like prison. He supported the idea of giving knowledge and education between the nature that too in fresh air.

This is the reason why shantiniketan was set up.