basant utsav

Shantinekatan visit 2008

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April 3rd 2008
This year we are also going to Shantinekatan for Dance programme. Holi is also known by another name, which is Basant Utsav. Basant Utsav is celebrated with fervors in the state of West Bengal. The tradition of Basant Utsav, meaning Spring Festival was started by poet and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore at Shantiniketan, HOLI HAI... HOLI HAI...RANGO KI TOLI HAI?. Appear Holi and the streets wil ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more