Palli SAMGATHANA VIBHAGA

About The Bhavana

Palli Samgathana Vibhaga was originally established at Sriniketan by Rabindranath Tagore in 1922 with the primary objective to bring back life into villages making them self-reliant and self-respectful, acquainted with the cultural tradition of their own country and competent to make an efficient use of modern resources for the improvement of their physical, intellectual and economic conditions. Leonard K. Elmhirst was its first Director. This Institute has four departments, a sectional library and a Music Unit. The four academic departments are: 1) Department of Silpa-Sadana, 2) Department of Lifelong Learning (Rural Extension Centre), 3) Department of Social Work, and 4) Department of Rural Studies (Palli Charcha Kendra).

Apart from the regular academic activities, all the four departments are engaged heavily on Extension Activities.

The Institute is a balance between academic activities (teaching and research) and extension. A substantive data bank of the villages under eight Gram Panchayats in Bolpur-Sriniketan and Illambazar Block has been built up over the years.

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Alumni Association

List of members of Visva-Bharati Alumni Association

Upcoming Seminar / Workshop

Workshop 1 of 2025 [Nov 21-23, 2025]

A 3-day workshop will be held during November 21-23, 2025 on “Natural dyeing, a humble approach to rejuvenating the traditional Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) for the contemporary world”.

Venue: Department of Silpa-Sadana

https://www.visvabharati.ac.in/files/927040825_Rangdhaara_2025_Brochure_Workshop_on_Natural_Dyes_Textile_Section_Silpa-Sadana.pdf

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