The Historical Journey of Santiniketan (1863-2023): A Regional Approach

Author(s)	Dr. Jagannath Mondal
Country	India
Abstract	Through a regional perspective, this paper examines Santiniketan’s historical development, highlighting its distinctive contribution to the development of Birbhum and other Bengal’s cultural and educational landscape. Originally established as a spiritual retreat by Debendranath Tagore in 1863, Rabindranath Tagore eventually turned Santiniketan into a trailblazing hub for internationalism, education, and the arts. Using a regional approach, this study shows how Bengal’s cultural, social, and environmental background shaped and continued to influence Santiniketan’s values through almost 160 years. It also describes how this neighbourhood project attained national and worldwide renown, ultimately leading to its designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2023. The study emphasises Santiniketan’s ongoing significance as a representation of progressive education, cultural synthesis, and sustainable living through archival research and contextual analysis.
Keywords	Santiniketan’s historical development, Educational landscape, Regional approach, World Heritage Site, Sustainable living.
Field	Arts
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2025
Published On	2025-06-23

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