Who does not want to spend their weekend in a place which is surrounded by fresh air, green forest, and pleasant scenarios? The state of west Bengal has encompassed pleasing places that fascinated tourists to spend their weekends or holidays and help them to avoid the metropolitan cities' delirious pollution and pace. 

Bolpur Santiniketan is an ideal city for tourists to enjoy a pleasing environment, the soil of Birbhum welcomes its tourists warmly, and significantly, tourists are mesmerised by the beauty of the Kopai which enhances the district 'Birbhums' inner beauty. The remnants of ‘Khoai’, ‘Sonibarer hath’ and folk dance of indigenous people and ‘Baul songs’ attracted and fascinated the tourists.  The culture in alternative seasons brings its own colour also different festivals enhance its beauty more. 

The city is 145 Km away from West Bengal's most popular city Kolkata. The individual of this place is innocent as well as dear to everybody.  One of the other best attractions of this place is Rabindra Nath Tagore's' invention Visva Bharati Vishwavidyalaya which followed the oriental culture and education. This is an international company and Rabindra Nath Tagore's one of the best creations. 

Festivals and culture

Changing seasons remind the people of Bolpur to prepare for welcoming the different festivals. 'Barsha mangal',' Poush Utsav, 'Rabindra Jayanti, 'Basanta Utsav and many other festivals make a delightful environment over the year. 

Basanta Utsav 

In Bolpur Santiniketan the festival is called ‘Basanta Utsav’. With multiple colours, people are invited to the season of spring. The season has mesmerised everyone with its delightful presentation of colourful flowers like ‘Shimul’ and ‘Palash’. Bolpur ‘Santiniketan’ is filled up with these beautiful flowers.  Gurudev Rabindra Nath Tagore has celebrated this full festival in his university and named it ‘Basanta Utsav’. Now the students and authority of the institute have continued the celebration of the ‘Basanta Utsav’. Tourists are also warmly invited to see the celebration of this festival. 

Poush Utsav

Behind this festival, Maharshi Debendranath's Tagor plays a major role. He started this festival and this is the annual festival and fair of Santiniketan. This festival celebrates Bengali folk songs. Baul sangeet, which is the most famous and traditional music, plays at this festival, and tourists can connect them with wandering minstrels and traditional songs. People are enjoying the Pithe, Puli and attractive handcrafts. Through these festivals, tourists connect with another beauty of nature. This annual function of Bolpur Santiniketan delivers perfect insights to its tourists, additionally the best insights into the perfect heritage of West Bengal. 

‘Bolpur Santiniketan’, is the soul land of Rabindranath Tagore, his contribution to the indigenous people of the place is unconditional. Visva Bharati is his best creation. In the beginning, he starts with only five people and then many well-known personalities help to develop it economically. The institution has many historical houses, and tourists can visit to see the beautiful creation of Rabindranath Tagore. The Names of the historical houses are Singha Sadan, Sanskar Bhavan, Notun Bari, Deholi, Satish Kuthir, Gour Prangan, Snatoshalays, Patha Bhavan and many more. This can help the tourist to gain knowledge about culture and history.