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5 Lessons From Tagore on Creativity, Solitude, and Modern Wisdom India Forgot to Teach

Solitude Is Not Wasted TimeTagore spent years at Santiniketan deliberately removing himself from Calcutta's social machinery. He wrote in "Gitanjali" of the mind that finds its own company sufficient, not as a spiritual boast, but as a practical observation about where real thinking happens. The lesson most Indians absorb growing…

Times Life · Jul 6

Visva-Bharati V-C ends tenure with a caustic letter to Mamata

Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty's tenure at Visva-Bharati, marked by confrontation with detractors, ends Nov 8. He claims to have enjoyed his term, despite criticism from West Bengal CM and others. The Central Govt-run university is the only one in the state, with PM as Chancellor. Chakrabarty praised PM Modi for UNESCO…

The Hindu · Nov 7, 2023

Rare handscrolls of artist Benode Behari Mukherjee on show in Kochi

Benode Behari Mukherjee's Handscrolls is an exhibition that showcases his connection to his surroundings in West Bengal. His paintings in sepia, burnt red, black and cream reflect his life at Visva-Bharati University in Santiniketan. The show includes rare handscrolls, an early mural, self-portraits and a documentary. It is a window…

The Hindu · Sep 4, 2023