Jorasanko Thakur Bari (Bengali: House of the Thakurs; anglicised to Tagore) in Jorasanko, North Kolkata, West Bengal, India, is the ancestral home of the Tagore family. It is the birthplace of poet Rabindranath Tagore and the host of the Rabindra Bharati University campus.
History:
Jorasanko Thakur Bari was built in the 18th century on the land donated by the Sett family of Burrabazar to ‘Prince’ Dwarkanath Tagore.

Rabindra Bharati University

The Rabindra Bharati University was established by the government of West Bengal in 1961 to commemorate the birth centenary of Rabindranath Tagore.

Rabindra Bharati Museum

The house has been restored to reflect the way the household looked when the Tagore family lived in it and currently serves as the Tagore museum, offering details about the history of the Tagore family including their involvement in the Bengal Renaissance and the Brahmo Samaj.[3] Photography is strictly prohibited inside the museum, but allowed in outside. There is a light and sound show also, which happens in evening.
📍Jorasanko Thakurbari, Rabindra Sarani, Raja Katra, Kolkata-700007

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