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Tagore's Abode Of Conflict Shantiniketan, the idyllic gurukul founded by Rabindranath Tagore, is today wracked by urbanisation, mismanagement and corruption.

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From: Business Today
Date: 20060604
Author:Ritwik Mukherjee

Rabindranath Tagore gave practical shape to his lifelong opposition to the modern school system by founding Shantiniketan (literally: Abode of Peace) in the picturesque and idyllic Birbhum district, some 225 km from Kolkata. The poet's model: the gurukuls of ancient India. His students-including a large number of foreigners- lived and learnt in the lap of nature; most classes were held under open skies or under trees; life flowed with the rhythm of the seasons; and teachers and students interacted with each other in informal surroundings.

Cut to the present. It's still serene and tranquil. ...

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