Shelaidaha Kuthi Bari



Shelaidaha Kuthi Bari





In 1890 Tagore started managing their family estates in Shelaidaha. He stayed there for over a decade at irregular intervals between 1891 and 1901. It’s a rustic house build by the daddy of Rabindranath, Maharshi Debendranath Tagore. The house was repossessed by a Bank; the Tagore Estate was a debtor to the present Bank, who auctioned off the property and it became the possession of the Zamindar of Bhagyakul (Munshiganj), Roy family. The house was a part of Roy Estate till the Zamindari system was abolished under the East Bengal State Acquisition and Tenancy Act of 1950. Syed Murtaza Ali, during his tenure as Divisional Commissioner of Rajshahi took the initiative to preserve the dilapidated house in 1958. During this renovation, the colour of the house was inadvertently changed to red like other houses belonged to the previous Zamindars of the district.



He ruled over a neighborhood called Khalifatabad stretching up to Naldi to the north of Narail.


Literature



During his stay he wrote many of his famous poems, essays and short stories there. Among those a number of the masterpieces are Sonar Tari, Katha o Kahini, Chitra, Chaitali, etc. He also translated many of his creations in English there. He also wrote most of the poems from Naibedya, Kheya and lots of of the songs from Gitanjali and Geetimalya. It had been here, in Shelaidaha in 1912 that he started translating his Gitanjali into English, which earned him the Nobel Prize for literature in 1913. A mansion has been created in Shelaidaha Tagore's Kuthibari.


Architecture


It is a 3 storied building constructed with brick, timber, corrugated tin sheets etc. The building is pyramid shaped with a terrace. The entire area of the compound is 11 acres. The building is situated on right within the middle of the compound.




Museum



The reformation of Kuthi Bari has been completed under the Department of Archaeology, Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It now is a museum named 'Tagore Memorial Museum'. Many of his used objects are displayed here like his bed, wardrobe, iron chest, mower, framed pictures and last but not the smallest amount his houseboat.


Festivals


Several festivals are observed throughout the year in Kuthi Bari like 25th Baishakh as Tagore's birth anniversary. It’s a five-day-long festival. People from across the country also as India and therefore the remainder of the planet join this occasion to celebrate his birthday. The program includes discussion, cultural program, fair and staging of his plays.




First of all this is a historical place. Take time to walk whole complex area of Rabindranath Tagore's Shilaidaha Kuthibari, I think you definitely enjoy it. You may spend time in front of ancient pond. If you are a music lover, you can take a change to listen live music near pond.


A merry go round is available here to provide services to the visitors. When you enter inside main Tagore's Kuthibari complex area and museum you should spend time to conceive the real beauty of this historical place. After visiting museum you may visit Padma River that is very near to Tagore's Kuthibar. Just outside the main complex area, there are many spaces available for picnic spot, vehicles parking and rest house. One thing, especially I want to mention that do not escape
Tagore's Kuthibari without tasting "Kulfi Malai" (Local Ice-cream) that is very popular for its taste all over the country.




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