Published : Wednesday, 18th January, 2017
Written By Prabir Kundu
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Rabindranath Tagore started Dol utsav (basanta utsav) in his institution Santiniketan with color. The students of Visva-Bharoti celebrate Basanta utsav in very special way. They make the festival more colorful and attractive to all the tourist and visitors who came from various part of the world.
Rabindranath Tagore was the founder of the Vishwabharati University in Shantiniketan. It is situated in Bolpur, Birbhum - A Beautiful Village in West Bengal. On the occasion of Basant Utsav in Shantiniketan, Birbhum, the students of this university clad themselves in yellow and white colored clothes.
They entertain you with some spectacular performances. The cultural programme that they organised is very energetic. The function is very enjoyable and provides the students a great opportunity to reveal their talents. They sing beautiful songs and dance to the tune of great music in groups.
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