Jorasanko Thakur Bari

{{Other uses|Bari (disambiguation)}} [[File:Jorasanko Thakur Bari.jpg|thumb|Jorasanko Thakur Bari, now Rabindra Bharati University]] [[File:Kolkata Jorasanko Thakurbari.jpg|thumb|Jorasanko Thakur Bari gate on Rabindra Sarani]] [[File:Jorasanko Mansion - Kolkata.jpg|thumb|Inner verandah of the Mansion]] The '''Thakurbari''' ([[Bangla]]: ''House of the [[Thakur (Indian title)|Thakur]]s'' (anglicised to ''Tagore'') in [[Jorasanko]], north of [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]], [[India]] is the ancestral home of the [[Tagore family]]. It is currently located on the [[Rabindra Bharati University]] campus at 6/4 Dwarakanath Tagore Lane Jorasanko, Kolkata 700007 . It is the house in which the great poet and first non-European Nobel laureate, [[Rabindranath Tagore]] was born. It is also the where he spent most of his childhood and finally took his last breath on 7 August 1941. ==Background== It was built in the 18th century by Prince [[Dwarkanath Tagore]] ([[Rabindranath Tagore]]'s grandfather). ''Gurudev'' [[Rabindranath Tagore]] (1861–1941) was born here. ==Tagore 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'' for [[Kolkata]]. The museum offers details about the history of the Tagore family including its involvement with the [[Bengal Renaissance]] and the [[Brahmo Samaj]]. ==Visits and programmes== A visit to Jorasanko Thakur Bari is always an exhilarating experience. Apart from the heritage routine, Rabindra Bharati University organizes regular cultural programmes on the poet’s birthday, Panchise Baisakh, when thousands flock to Jorasanko Thakur Bari, and on other occasions, such as his death anniversary, Baishe Shravan. It also organises a festival of arts, Aban Mela. ==External links== {{commonscat}} * [http://www.rabindrabharatiuniversity.net/ Rabindra Bharati University Website] * [http://www.rabindrabharatiuniversity.net/museum/ Tagore family museum website] * [http://pib.nic.in/archieve/lreleng/lyr2002/rjul2002/26072002/r2607200224d.html PIB Press Release on Film Awards] - The award for the Best Direction for the Year 2001 was given to Buddhadeb Dasgupta for the film ''Jorasanko Thakurbari'' for artistically unfolding the history of the house of the Tagores. {{Kolkata topics}} {{coord missing|West Bengal}}