Question

Write a short note on the education in santiniketan​

Answer 1

Shantiniketan is a neighbourhood in Bolpur city established by Maharshi Devendranth Tagore in 1863 and later expanded by his son Rabindranath Tagore as a formal institution. It is now known as Viswa-Bharti University.

Shantiniketan is a neighbourhood in Bolpur city established by Maharshi Devendranth Tagore in 1863 and later expanded by his son Rabindranath Tagore as a formal institution. It is now known as Viswa-Bharti University.To Tagore, the school appeared like a prison. While other students would focus on what the teacher was teaching, his mind would usually wander away. His idea of education is mostly influenced by his own school days. Classrooms in Shantiniketan were under the skies, so even if a student’s mind wanders, it would dwell on the cosmos. He believed that by having classrooms in the open and under the trees, the students would be closer to nature and would learn from the environment.

Shantiniketan is a neighbourhood in Bolpur city established by Maharshi Devendranth Tagore in 1863 and later expanded by his son Rabindranath Tagore as a formal institution. It is now known as Viswa-Bharti University.To Tagore, the school appeared like a prison. While other students would focus on what the teacher was teaching, his mind would usually wander away. His idea of education is mostly influenced by his own school days. Classrooms in Shantiniketan were under the skies, so even if a student’s mind wanders, it would dwell on the cosmos. He believed that by having classrooms in the open and under the trees, the students would be closer to nature and would learn from the environment.In 1901, Rabindranath Tagore established an experimental school in Shantiniketan called the Brahmacharya Ashram with five student and five teachers.