Thursday, June 14, 2012

Leonard Elmhirst and School of Agriculture (cont-22)


Historic occasion of Tagore’s visit to Sri Palee where Here Tagore laid foundation for Grantha Bhawana (Library) and Silpayathanaya on May 8, 1934.

A building that Tagore laid foundation in Sri Palee
Shantiniketan (Abode of Peace) in Surul

  • Palli Charcha Kendra (Sriniketan)
  • Palli-Samgathana Vibhaga (PSV) (Institute of Rural Reconstruction) (Sriniketan)
  • Palli Siksha Bhavana (Institute of Agricultural Science) (Sriniketan)
  • In 1921, Tagore, together with an agricultural economist Leonard Elmhirst set up the Institute for Rural Reconstruction (which Tagore later renamed “Harvest Time” in Surul.Shantiniketan - "Abode of Peace") in Surul, a village near the ashram at Santiniketan