Rabindranath
Tagore was not only a great poet rather he had got deep feeling for rural
reconstruction in India. He always tried to make people happy not only
economically rather by his songs Dave's and dharma also.
After
successfully starting of Shatiniketan at Bolepur in West Bengal he thought
about another separate Centre for rural all round development. It was Sriniketan.
It visualized for self-supporting steps of rural people.
Starting
with neighboring villages, the institute has conducted it's activities in many
villages. These villages are graped under sub-centers for the convenience of
administration the area has been divided into two zones
1. Intensive area,
2. Extensive area.
The
first comprises 26 villages which are under the direct guidance and supervision
of Sriniketan.
The
activities of the institution may be broadly divided into nine spheres
1.Agriculture
2.Industry,
3.Village-welfare,
4.Co-oparation,
5.Health
and sanitation,
6.Education,
7.Social
organisation,
8.Economic
research,
9.Soil
erosion
Sriniketan
is separately administered. The activities of the institution are organized by
in full-fledged departments. The agriculture section consists of an
experimental farm branches for a dairy, fishery and poultry. An attempt in made
to produce improved varieties of crop and raise quality of livestock at the
centre and to distribute them among the neighboring villages. There is a slip a
Bhran for the industries department. It impacts training in tannery, carpentry,
poultry, book - binding, tailoring etc.
Sriniketan
provides subsidiary occupation to the cultivators of the area by offering them
indoor employment in the institution.
In
this way, it is very interesting to know that Rabindranath Tagore has given a
very for sighted guidelines for rural reconstruction. If contemporary India
follow his views it can be said that a new vision can be got. Tagore's emphasis
an all-round development physical, mental, spiritual can give a form of total
personality. By his songs and music, a simple villager can be free from tension.
By
Swami Amritlokananda
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