Rabindra Bharati Society – Rabindra Bharati Society

Welcome to Rabindra Bharati Society

Rabindranath Tagore (7th May 1861 to 7th August 1941), the great poet of India is remembered for his unique contribution to the Indian art, literature, music and the contextual modernism in the late 19th and the early 20th century. He became the first non-European to win the Nobel Prize in Literature 1913. He earned salutation as Gurudev which meant The Great Teacher for his belief in open-air education. He had reservations about the teachings done within four walls of a building. He believed that every person is genius by birth and deserves opportunity to learn.

After the demise of the great poet, a group of eminent intellectuals came forward to establish an organisation which would be dedicated to the task of dissemination the ideals of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. Suresh Chandra Majumdar, the then editor of Anandabazar Patrika, one of the most prominent regional newspapers came forward to lead the initiative and collected nearly fifteen lakhs of rupees from the general public and formed the RABINDRA BHARATY SOCIETY on 15th January, 1945 at Jorasanko Thakurbari after recovering the properties earlier belonging to Gaganendranath Tagore, Abanindranath Tagore, Samarendranath Tagore and Soumendranath Tagore.

General Secretary’s Message

It brings me great joy to inform that Rabindra Bharati Society have successfully completed our AGM for the year 2012-2013 and have also launched our very own website. We look forth to the continuous support from our members and well-wishers.

Rathindra Mancha

Rabindra Bharati Society is the proud owner of a heritage Auditorium “Rathindra Mancha” at Jorasanko Thakurbari Compound where the Society’s Office is also located at the 3 rd floor of annexed building. The Auditorium is considered as one of the prominent hub for promoting global culture and fraternity in the light of noble thoughts of Biswakabi Rabindranath Tagore. The Auditorium is fully air-conditioned equipped with all modern amenities having a capacity of 426 seats on the Ground floor and Balcony. The sound arrangements inside the Hall are from BOSE SOUND SYSTEM, a company which has international fame. The year-long cultural programmes and functions organized by the Society such as Rabindra & Nazrul Jayanti, Rabindra Prayan Divas, International Seminars, Barsha Mangal Utsab, Birthday of Rathindranath Tagore, Society’s Foundation Day, Basanta Utsab etc. are being held in this Auditorium. Besides this, different outside cultural institutions/organisations can hire this Auditorium for holding their programmes, functions, workshops. Seminars etc. where all facilities are provided at a nominal fee as donation.

Guest House

Rabindra Bharati Society has established one Guest Room on the 2nd floor of the Society’s building very recently. The Guest Room is double-bedded having Sofa set, reading table, well decorated wash room, fully air-conditioned and fitted with all modern amenities for lodging purpose. From the Balcony of guest room a full view of Jorasanko Thakurbari campus and the Heritage Building of Tagore family can be seen which is charming. People can stay there and enjoy the pious dwelling place of Prince Dwarkanath Tagore, Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore, Abanindranath Tagore etc. For staying here, permission is to be obtained from Society’s Office by paying a little donation amount in favour of the Society.

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Victoria Memorial Archives

Rabindra Bharati Society has the opportunity to own a bunch of priceless paintings and art-works of Kaviguru Rabindranath Tagore, Jyotirindranath Tagore, Abanindranath Tagore, Mukul Dey, Nandalal Bose and many other renowned artists from Jorasanko Tagore family and Bengal School of Art. Such pictures, paintings and art-works are more than five thousand in number. As those invaluable objects have to be kept and preserved scientifically by applying improved technologies and as the Society does not possess such acumen and technical ability, so the total art-works have been handed over to the authority of Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata as perpetual enduring loan, who are engaged with the task of preservation, digitalization etc. The employees of Rabindra Bharati Society and members of the Executive Committee do the job of liaison work with the authorities of Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata. There is scope for exhibition of those great art-works either by Victoria Memorial Hall or by the Society by way of written requests from each side.

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RBS Library Room

Rabindra Bharati Society feels proud to have a big and spacious Library Room at the Society’s Office premises which contains a good collection of Books, Periodicals, Journals, Magazines etc. on literature. This collection includes the magazines and periodicals published from the house of Jorasanko Thakurbari during the times of Rabindranath Tagore namely ‘Bharati’, ‘Prabasi’ etc. People mainly students have the opportunity to avail the facility of free reading in the library which can help them greatly particularly in research works. The library remains open from 3-30 pm to 7-30pm every day except Sunday and public holiday. There is a Piano-accordian kept in the library room which was being tuned by Late Indira Devi Choudhurani (Niece of Rabindranath Tagore).