Shantiniketan Travel Guide
Santiniketan (Santiniketôn) is a small town near Bolpur in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, India, approximately 180 km north of Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). It was established by Maharshi Devendranath Tagore, and later expanded by his son Rabindranath Tagore whose vision became what is now a university town, Visva-Bharati University.
Attractions near Shantiniketan
Belur Math
Victoria Memorial
Eden Garden
Birla Planetarium
Dakshineswar Temple
Fort William
Kumartuli
Science City
Kalighat Kali Temple
Howrah Bridge
Gariahat
Birla Mandir
Prinsep Ghat
Park Street
Marble Palace
Indian Museum
Maidan
Nicco Park
St. Paul's Cathedral
Alipore Zoo Gardens
Shaheed MInar
JORASANKO THAKUR BARI
BABUGHAT
BIRLA INDUSTRIAL & TECHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM
WRITERS' BUILDING
RAJ BHAVAN
MOTHER'S WAX MUSEUM
SUNDARBAN NATIONAL PARK
BAKKHALI
DIAMOND HARBOUR
DIGHA SEA BEACH
MANDARMONI SEA BEACH
SHANTINIKETAN
HAZARDUARI PALACE
TARAPITH TEMPLE
