PEACE ABODE: The Uttarayan complex at Santiniketan

The trip to Santiniketan that South Point School organised recently for its Class V students, was an enriching one. The two-and-a-half hour train journey to and from Santiniketan was a fascinating one too, for most of us got our first sight of rural Bengal.

The campus of Visva Bharati University was the highlight of the trip. Life in Santiniketan seems to revolve around Visva Bharati, which, in itself, is like a small township. The Uttarayan complex, where Tagore lived, is a magnificent piece of architecture. The stately edifice houses Kala Bhavan, Sangeet Bhavan, Vidya Bhavan, Shiksha Bhavan, Cheena Bhavan and Hindi Bhavan. Touring the campus was like a lesson in aesthetics.

Ujan Bhattacharya, Class V, South Point School

CALCUTTA
Smart citizens

The department of commerce, Shri Shikshayatan College, organised a seminar on ?Sustainable Development and Corporate Social Responsibility? for its students on December 2 and 3. Dr Surabhi Banerjee, vice-chancellor of the Netaji Subhas Open University, was the chief guest.

Among the special invitees who addressed students during the seminar were Dr Anup Kumar Sinha of the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, Dr Sabooj Bhowal, retired professor of chemistry, Jadavpur University, and Konika Chatterjee of the Calcutta University?s department of commerce.

Joyati Mondal, first year, BCom (hons), Shri Shikshayatan College

NORTH DINAJPUR
Partition patterns

A seminar on ?The Centenary of the partition of Bengal, 1905, and its aftermath?, was organised by the history department of Sree Agrasen College on November 29. Professors of North Bengal University, Siliguri, and various other colleges in the region discussed the topic with the students in this six-hour-long session. They gave us an insight into the socio-economic and political situation that led to Bengal?s partition.

Joysree Das, Sree Agrasen College, Dalkola

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